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A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WALNUT CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
21201 La Puente Road, Walnut, CA 91789
JANUARY 14, 2026
7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL
Ritchie Cajulis, Mayor
Dr. Allen Wu, Mayor Pro Tem
Linda Freedman, Council Member
Kaylee May Law, Council Member
Nancy Tragarz, Council Member
Tom Weiner, City Manager
David Mann, Acting City Attorney
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NOTIFICATIONS:
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: It is the intention of the City of Walnut to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If as an attendee or a participant at this meeting and you need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 348-0710 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Please advise us at that time if you will need accommodations to attend or participate in meetings on a regular basis.
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5. Internet: www.cityofwalnut.org/agendas (staff reports included) The Agenda and all related reports are also available for inspection at City Hall at 21201 La Puente Road on the Monday prior to each meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cajulis
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: C/Tragarz
ROLL CALL: M/Cajulis, MPT/Wu, C/Freedman, C/Law, C/Tragarz 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:
• Recognition of former Walnut Library Manager, Muoy Li for her years of service to the community
• Recognition of the Walnut Library Bookmark Contest winners • 2025 Year in Review Video
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.
MINUTES
1. Approval of the December 10, 2025 City Council/WHA Meeting
WALNUT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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PUBLIC HEARINGS/ORDINANCE:
2. Resolution No. 26-01 - Selection of Projects for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 – 2027 (52nd) Program Year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Open the Public Hearing;
2. Hear the Staff Report;
3. Solicit input relative to the FY 2026-27 (52nd Year) CDBG Program;
4. Close the Public Hearing;
5. Adopt Resolution No. 26-01, approving the 2026-27 (52nd Year) CDBG Program as follows:
a. Housing Rehabilitation ($192,439.30)
b. Senior Activities ($18,104.70) and
6. Authorize the City Manager or designee to prepare, execute, and submit the Planning Summary, Agreements, and all required documents for the 2026-27 (52nd Year) CDBG Program to the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)
3. Ordinance No. 26-01 – Amending Section 3.32.070 Parking in City-Owned Parking Lot of the Walnut Municipal Code (WMC)
Recommendation: That the City Council introduce by Title only and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 26-01 “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Walnut, County of Los Angeles, State of California, amending Section
3.32.070 Parking in City-Owned Parking Lot of the Walnut Municipal Code” and agendize for adoption at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of February 11, 2026.
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. 26-02 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain Claims and Demands in the Amount of $1,200,841.13 Demand No. 200862 No. 200950, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2025-26
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-02.
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5. Resolution No. 26-03 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain Claims and Demands in the Amount of $1,075,311.99 Demand No. 200951 through No. 201044, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2025-26
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-03.
6. Snow Creek Park ADA Playground Renovation Project (Phase 1) – Final Acceptance
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Accept the work performed by Landscape Structures, Inc. for the Snow Creek Park ADA Playground Renovation Project (Phase 1); and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to file the proper “Notice of Completion”.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION/TRANSACTION ITEMS: None scheduled.
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.
CLOSED SESSION: None scheduled.
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 21201 La Puente Road, Walnut, California.