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A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WALNUT CITY COUNCIL AND
WALNUT HOUSING AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
21201 La Puente Road, Walnut, CA 91789
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL
Linda Freedman, Mayor
Ritchie Cajulis, Mayor Pro Tem
Kaylee May Law, Council Member
Nancy Tragarz, Council Member
Dr. Allen Wu, Council Member
Tom Weiner, City Manager
David Mann, Acting City Attorney
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Freedman
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MPT/Cajulis
ROLL CALL: M/Freedman, MPT/Cajulis, C/Law, C/Tragarz, C/Wu INVOCATION:
In permitting a nonsectarian invocation, the City does not intend to proselytize, advance, or disparage any faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular belief or form of invocation.
PRESENTATIONS:
• Pets of the Month: Chiquita - 10-month-old Female Chinese Sharpei Mix Cheddar - 8-week-old Male Domestic Shorthair Cat
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL:
Under Government Code Section 54954.3, any person wishing to address any item or issue not on the agenda or any item on the Consent Calendar may do so under Oral Communications.
There will also be an opportunity to speak on Discussion or Public Hearing items when the items are scheduled for consideration. The Council may listen but may not act on items that are not already on the agenda.
Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three minutes and to present them in a constructive manner. The Council, City staff, and other citizens present have the right to be treated with respect, courtesy and openness. In return, the members of the Council and Staff commit to conduct themselves at all times with civility and courtesy.
COUNCIL REORGANIZATION:
1. Annual Reorganization of the City Council to Select the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
Recommendation: That the City Council select a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem in accordance with the prescribed nomination procedures.
WALNUT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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MINUTES: None scheduled.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/ ORDINANCE:
2. Continued: Declaration of Public Nuisance for a Substandard Property located at 20300 Carrey Road (APN: 8720-024-034)
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Open the Public Hearing;
2. Hear the Staff Report;
3. Solicit public input on this item;
4. City Council Discussion;
5. Close the Public Hearing; and
6. Direct Staff to close out the Code Violation
3. Ordinance No. 25-05 - Prohibiting Parking, Standing, and Stopping on Alley Ways
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 25-05, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Walnut amending the Walnut Municipal Code to Add Section 3.32.065 pertaining to parking, standing, and stopping restrictions on alley ways in the City of Walnut.”
COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar items listed below are considered and acted upon under one motion unless an individual item or items are removed by a Councilmember for further consideration or explanation.
There will be no dialogue/debate unless a Council Member requests otherwise on the following matters:
4. Resolution No. 25-50 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain Claims and Demands in the Amount of $842,369.28 Demand No. 200413 through No. 200481, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2025-26
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-50.
5. Ordinance No. 25-01: Clean Air Ordinance the prohibition of smoking in designated areas
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt, by title only, and waiver further reading of Ordinance No. 25-01, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Walnut, Amending Title III, Section 3.48.300 (No smoking in designated areas), of the Walnut Municipal Code (WMC).”
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6. Parcel Map No. 83846 Final Acceptance
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Approve Parcel Map No. 83846
2. Accept on behalf of the city, the dedication of easements for sanitary sewer purposes so designated on the Final Parcel Map
3. Authorize the City Clerk and City Treasurer to endorse the certificates as shown on the Final Tract Map; and
4. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Subdivision Agreement
7. Authorization to Enter the Proposed Purdue/Sackler National Opioid Settlement and Secondary Manufacturers National Opioid Settlement Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute documents necessary to enter the proposed Purdue/Sackler national opioid settlement in addition to the Secondary Manufacturers national opioid settlement.
8. FY 2024-25 Area 5 Slurry Seal Project – Final Acceptance Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Accept the work performed by Pavement Coatings Co., Inc. for the FY 2024- 25 Area 5 Slurry Seal Project; and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to file the proper “Notice of Completion.”
9. Cancellation of Certain City Council/Walnut Housing Authority (WHA) Meeting(s) During November/December 2025
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the cancellation of the following City Council and WHA meeting(s):
1. November 26, 2025.
2. December 24, 2025.
10. Notice of Decision – September 17, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Receive and File the “Notice of Decision” by the Planning Commission at its September 17, 2025 Meeting for the following Item(s)/Project(s):
a) Site Plan Case & Architectural Review (SPC/AR) 2024-094; and b) Site Plan Case & Architectural Review (SPC/AR) 2025-035.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION/TRANSACTION ITEMS: None scheduled.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF):
A. Councilmembers’ report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency
B. Individual Members’ comments and updates
COUNCIL LATE BUSINESS: No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda except upon a determination by four-fifths of the Council Members that an emergency exists.
COUNCIL ADJOURNS TO WALNUT HOUSING AUTHORITY
CALL TO ORDER: Authority Chair
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY:
Under Government Code Section 54954.3, any person wishing to address any item or issue not on the agenda or any item on the Consent Calendar may do so under Oral Communications.
There will also be an opportunity to speak on Discussion or Public Hearing items when the items are scheduled for consideration.
The Authority may listen but may not act on items that are not already on the agenda.
Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three minutes and to present them in a constructive manner. The Authority, City staff, and other citizens present have the right to be treated with respect, courtesy and openness. In return, the members of the Authority and Staff commit to conduct themselves at all times with civility and courtesy.
AUTHORITY PUBLIC HEARINGS: None scheduled.
AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar items listed below are considered and acted upon under one motion unless an individual item or items are removed by an Authority Member for further consideration or explanation.
There will be no dialogue/debate unless an Authority Member requests otherwise on the following matters:
WALNUT HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING
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11. Resolution No. 25-10 WHA - A Resolution of the Walnut Housing Authority Allowing Certain Claims and Demands in the Amount of $34,204.37 Demand No. 100505 Through No. 100505, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommendation: That the Authority adopt Resolution No. 25-10 WHA.
AUTHORITY DISCUSSION/TRANSACTION ITEMS: None scheduled.
AUTHORITY LATE BUSINESS: No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda except upon a determination by four-fifths of the Authority Members that an emergency exists.
AUTHORITY ADJOURNS TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED SESSION: None scheduled.
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 21201 La Puente Road, Walnut, California.