Monterey Park, CA

City Council

The Monterey Park City Council will vote on a three-year contract for traffic signal maintenance and repeal the specific plan for the Goodviews development at 1688 West Garvey Avenue. The meeting also includes routine updates on city investments and fire apparatus maintenance. Public comments are accepted for all agenda items at the start of the meeting.

• Award of contract to Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC for traffic signal and street light maintenance, not-to-exceed $1,034,954 for 3 years
• Second reading of ordinance repealing the 1688 West Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (Goodviews) and restoring R-3 zoning
• Rescission of Development Agreement No. 21-01 with Center Int’l Investments, Inc.
• Amendment to fire apparatus maintenance agreement with Kalmikov Enterprises, LLC, increasing cap from $59,000 to $175,000
• Adoption of FY 2026-27 Investment Policy and filing of 2025-26 Annual Investment Report

Recreation and Parks Commission

The Recreation and Parks Commission's regular meeting scheduled for September 7, 2026 is cancelled in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The next regular meeting will be held on October 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Langley Center, 400 West Emerson Avenue. No business items are on this agenda.

• Regular meeting of September 7, 2026 cancelled for Labor Day
• Next meeting scheduled for October 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM at Langley Center, 400 West Emerson Avenue

Recreation and Parks Commission

Planning Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Traffic Commission

Commission on Aging

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

City Council Special Community Meetings

Economic and Business Development Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Traffic Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Traffic Commission

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

City Council

Recreation and Parks Commission

Planning Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Traffic Commission

Commission on Aging

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

City Council

City Council

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

City Council

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

City Council

City Council

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

City Council

City Council

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Recreation and Parks Commission

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Planning Commission

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Planning Commission

Community Participation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Community Participation Commission

Commission on Aging

Planning Commission

Commission on Aging

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

The Environmental Commission is meeting to handle routine business, including public comments and a presentation on the commission's role. The main actions are administering the Oath of Office to three newly appointed commissioners and selecting a Chair and Vice Chair. The agenda also includes a consent calendar and future agenda items.

• Oath of Office for new commissioners Emily Chu, Aileen Tam Ta, and Upton Ta-Beadle
• Selection of Chair and Vice Chair
• Presentation: Environmental Commission Overview
• Consent Calendar for routine items
• Public comments with time limits based on speaker count

City Council Special Community Meetings

City Council Special Community Meetings

Planning Commission

The Monterey Park Planning Commission has cancelled its regular meetings scheduled for August 11 and August 25, 2026, because there are no agenda items to consider. The next regular meeting will be held on September 8, 2026, at 6:30 PM.

• Cancellation of August 11, 2026 regular meeting
• Cancellation of August 25, 2026 regular meeting
• Next regular meeting scheduled for September 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Traffic Commission

City Council

The Monterey Park City Council will consider awarding a $1,656,892 professional services agreement to HGW Architecture for design of the Barnes Park Aquatic Center, with a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,740,000 including change orders. The council will also vote on a consent calendar that includes a $12.5 million transit services contract with First Transit, Inc., and a second reading of an ordinance for the Celadon mixed-use development at 114 E. Garvey Avenue. A public hearing will consider repealing the Goodviews Specific Plan and terminating Development Agreement No. 21-01 for 1688 West Garvey Avenue, restoring R-3 zoning. The agenda also includes updates on the January 21, 2023 Memorial Project and several routine items.

• Award $1,656,892 design contract to HGW Architecture for Barnes Park Aquatic Center (CIP No. 95067), with $83,108 change order authority
• Approve $12,534,987 four-year transit services contract with First Transit, Inc. for fixed-route, microtransit, and dial-a-ride
• Second reading of ordinance for Celadon Mixed-Use Development at 114 E. Garvey Avenue (169 residential units, 16,300 sq ft commercial)
• Public hearing to repeal Goodviews Specific Plan and terminate Development Agreement No. 21-01 at 1688 West Garvey Avenue
• Direct staff to conduct impartial voter education for November 2026 ballot measures

The City Council approved a professional services agreement with HGW Architecture for design of the Barnes Park Aquatic Center, not to exceed $1,740,000, and authorized a $312,400 budget appropriation. The council also rejected all bids for a transit services contract and directed staff to return with options, while extending the current contract month-to-month. A development agreement for the Celadon Mixed-Use Project was adopted as Ordinance No. 2281, and the council introduced ordinances to repeal the Goodviews Specific Plan and terminate Development Agreement No. 21-01.

• Approved $1,740,000 design contract for Barnes Park Aquatic Center (5-0)
• Rejected all bids for transit services contract, directed staff to bring options, extended current contract month-to-month (5-0)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 2281 approving amended Development Agreement for Celadon Mixed-Use Project (5-0)
• Introduced ordinances to repeal Goodviews Specific Plan and terminate Development Agreement No. 21-01 (5-0)
• Approved consent calendar items 10A, 10D, 10E; item 10C recused by Council Member Yang
• Received and filed January 21, 2023 Memorial Project update (5-0)

City Council

This is a special meeting of the Monterey Park City Council, with the agenda consisting solely of a closed session. The Council will discuss one potential case of litigation and one existing lawsuit (Sujeyla Lopez v. Monterey Park, et al.). No other business is scheduled; the meeting is otherwise procedural.

• Closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel, Initiation of Litigation (one potential case)
• Closed session: Existing litigation - Sujeyla Lopez v. Monterey Park, et al., LASC case no. 26NNCV03416 (filed April 30, 2026)

The Monterey Park City Council convened a special meeting on August 19, 2026, primarily to enter closed session for legal consultations. No substantive decisions were made in open session, and no reportable actions were announced following the closed session. The meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.

• Held closed session for potential litigation (one case) and existing litigation (Sujeyla Lopez v. Monterey Park, et al.)
• No reportable actions taken in closed session

Community Participation Commission

The Community Participation Commission will hold a regular meeting with routine items including approval of prior minutes and a recap of a Hollywood Bowl trip. The main new business is a recommendation to support adding an art mural at Barnes Park.

• Approval of July 21, 2026 meeting minutes
• Discussion and recap of Hollywood Bowl Concert Trip
• Support recommendation for art mural at Barnes Park

Library Board of Trustees

The Monterey Park Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to consider routine items including approving July minutes and financial reports, receiving the City Librarian's report, and voting on recommended revisions to the board's by-laws. Public comments will be accepted, with time limits based on the number of speakers.

• Approve minutes of July 21, 2026
• Approve financial reports and expenditures
• Receive City Librarian's report on library activities
• Approve revisions to Library Board of Trustees By-Laws

Commission on Aging

The Monterey Park Commission on Aging is holding a regular meeting with routine items: approving July 20, 2026 minutes and appointing a commissioner to attend a Friends of the Seniors meeting. The agenda is mostly procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed.

• Approve minutes from July 20, 2026 regular meeting
• Appoint a commissioner to attend Friends of the Seniors meeting

City Council Special Community Meetings

This is a special community meeting notice, not a formal City Council session. The City Council will not convene as a body or take any formal action. The meeting features a Monterey Park Police Department presentation followed by community comments and questions on public safety.

• Monterey Park Police Department presentation
• Community comments and questions on public safety
• Meeting held at Monterey Highlands Elementary School Cafeteria, 400 Casuda Canyon Dr.

Planning Commission

The Monterey Park Planning Commission has cancelled its regular meetings scheduled for August 11 and August 25, 2026, because there are no agenda items to consider. The next regular meeting will be held on September 8, 2026, at 6:30 PM.

• Cancellation of August 11, 2026 regular meeting
• Cancellation of August 25, 2026 regular meeting
• Next meeting scheduled for September 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM

City Council

The City Council will discuss placing a proposition on the November 3, 2026 ballot to create HOME (Housing Overlay – Mixed Environments) overlays in commercial and industrial areas. The body will also hold a public hearing regarding a mixed-use development at 114 E. Garvey Avenue.

• Proposed ballot proposition to create HOME overlays in commercial and industrial areas
• Public hearing for 169 residential units and 16,300 sq ft of commercial space at 114 E. Garvey Avenue
• Grant of $381,449.96 from the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP)
• Purchase of a 2027 CNG Freightliner sewer vactor truck ($595,043) and Caterpillar 420 backhoe loader ($177,853)
• Contract of $175,173.00 with Maverick Elevator Service CA LLC for library elevator modernization

The City Council approved placing a proposition on the November 3, 2026 ballot to amend the Land Use and Urban Design Element, creating HOME overlays in commercial and industrial areas. It also adopted related resolutions for land use policy maps, impartial analysis, and ballot argument procedures, and designated Mayor Lo to write the argument in favor. The council approved the consent calendar, including a $381,449.96 CHP grant and a $175,173 library elevator contract, and approved a mixed-use development at 114 E. Garvey Avenue with 169 residential units.

• Approved ballot proposition for HOME overlays (5-0)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2026-R63 adding proposition to ballot
• Adopted Resolution No. 2026-R64 for Land Use Policy Maps
• Adopted Resolution No. 2026-R65 for impartial analysis
• Adopted Resolution No. 2026-R66 for ballot argument procedures
• Approved $381,449.96 CHP grant for CTFGP (Resolution No. 2026-R67)
• Approved $175,173 library elevator contract with Maverick Elevator Service CA LLC
• Approved mixed-use development at 114 E. Garvey Ave (Resolution No. 2026-R69)

Recreation and Parks Commission

The Recreation and Parks Commission will meet to discuss the addition of an art mural at Barnes Park. The body will also consider approving minutes from meetings held on February 3 and April 6, 2026.

• Recommendation for an art mural at Barnes Park

City Council Special Community Meetings

The City Council will not formally convene or take action at this special meeting. Residents are invited to a casual meetup with Mayor [name not provided] at Thai House, 2080 S. Atlantic Blvd., Monterey Park, on July 28, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The agenda includes a welcome, open conversation, and adjournment.

• Casual community conversation with the Mayor at Thai House, 2080 S. Atlantic Blvd.
• No formal City Council action will be taken

The special community meeting scheduled for July 28, 2026, was cancelled at 5:15 p.m. due to a lack of quorum. No formal actions were taken.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission has cancelled its regularly scheduled meetings for July 14 and July 28, 2026. The cancellation is due to a lack of agenda items.

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

Community Participation Commission

The Community Participation Commission will convene to approve minutes from a June meeting and discuss logistics for a Hollywood Bowl trip. The body will also provide recommendations for youth-focused community events and programs.

• Approval of June 16, 2026, meeting minutes
• Review of logistics for Hollywood Bowl trip on July 24, 2026
• Discussion of youth-focused community events and programs

Library Board of Trustees

The Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on July 21, 2026 at the Bruggemeyer Library. The agenda includes swearing in two new trustees, approval of June 16 minutes, financial reports, the City Librarian’s report, and a vote to adopt recommended by‑law revisions. The board will also consider routine consent‑calendar items and public comments.

• Swearing‑in of new trustees Fabian Raygosa and Shayda Jalali
• Approval of minutes from the June 16, 2026 meeting
• Approval of financial reports and expenditures
• Approval of recommended revisions to Library Board of Trustees By‑Laws
• Presentation of Junior Friends Officers 2026/27

Commission on Aging

The Commission on Aging will meet to elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for a 12-month term. The body will also consider the approval of minutes from the June 15, 2026, meeting.

• Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for a 12-month term
• Approval of June 15, 2026, meeting minutes

City Council Special Community Meetings

The City Council will attend a special community meeting featuring a presentation from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government (SGVCOG). No formal action will be taken by the Council at this event.

• San Gabriel Valley Council of Government (SGVCOG) presentation
• City Ad Hoc Subcommittee comments and questions

Traffic Commission

The Traffic Commission will discuss a request for no parking on a local 20-foot-wide street and receive a grants update. The commission also plans to approve minutes from the May 21, 2026 regular meeting. No old or new business items are scheduled.

• Request for no parking on a local 20-foot-wide street
• Grants update presentation
• Approval of minutes from May 21, 2026 regular meeting

City Council

The City Council will consider designating persons to argue in favor of a Transient Occupancy Tax ballot proposition. The meeting also includes discussions on short-term rentals, weed abatement costs, and potential housing overlay designations.

• Designation of persons for the Monterey Park Transient Occupancy Tax ballot proposition
• Amendment to Fire Station 61 agreement with BOA Architecture up to $17,200
• Amendment to Council Chambers agreement with BOA Architecture up to $10,100
• Memorandum of Agreement for Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Management Program (FY 2026–2031)
• Resolution approving the FY 2026-2027 Comprehensive Salary Schedule

The council approved several items on the consent calendar, including amendments to contracts with BOA Architecture totaling up to $27,300, a watershed monitoring agreement, and the FY 2026‑2027 salary schedule. It also designated Mayor Lo to author the argument for the Transient Occupancy Tax ballot proposition and approved a weed‑abatement special assessment. Additionally, the council accepted the Vacant to Vibrant outreach report and directed the creation of a housing‑overlay proposition for the November 2026 ballot.

• Designated Mayor Lo to author argument for Transient Occupancy Tax ballot proposition (unanimous approval)
• Approved BOA Amendment – Fire Station 61 for up to $17,200 (unanimous approval)
• Approved BOA Amendment – Council Chambers for up to $10,100 (unanimous approval)
• Approved Memorandum of Agreement for Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Management program (FY 2026‑2031) (unanimous approval)
• Approved FY 2026‑2027 Comprehensive Salary Schedule (Resolution No. 2026‑R61) (unanimous approval)
• Approved Weed Abatement Clearance Charge List and special assessment (Resolution No. 2026‑R62) (unanimous approval)
• Approved Vacant to Vibrant outreach report and direction to place housing overlay proposition on Nov 2026 ballot (unanimous approval)

Planning Commission

The July 14, 2026, Planning Commission meeting is cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2026.

• Meeting cancelled for lack of agenda items
• Next meeting scheduled for August 11, 2026

Recreation and Parks Commission

The regularly scheduled July 6, 2026 meeting of the Recreation and Parks Commission has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Langley Center.

Economic and Business Development Commission

City Council

This special meeting of the Monterey Park City Council will include public comments and then immediately recess into closed session to confer with legal counsel on two existing lawsuits against the city. No other substantive agenda items are listed for open session.

• Closed session conference on Becky Ong v. City of Monterey Park (filed Oct. 8, 2025, LASC Case No. 25NNCV07161)
• Closed session conference on Chan v. City of Monterey Park (filed Nov. 13, 2025, LASC Case No. 25STCP04378)

The City Council held a special meeting that consisted only of a closed session to discuss two pending lawsuits. No reportable actions were taken in closed session, and no substantive decisions were made in open session.

City Council

The City Council will consider placing a ballot measure to amend the existing Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) on the November 3, 2026 election. They will also discuss updated findings from the Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study. Public hearings are scheduled for the HUD Program Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.

• Award of $1,927,467.50 contract to Ramona, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Sewer Rehabilitation
• Award of $71,742 contract to Vortex Industries, LLC for Sierra Vista and Service Club door replacement
• Resolution to identify tax rate for voter-authorized employee retirement property tax
• Discussion of updated Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study findings
• Public hearing on HUD 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (CDBG and HOME funding)

The City Council unanimously voted to place a ballot proposition on the November 3, 2026, election that would amend the city's Transient Occupancy Tax. The council also approved the $1.9 million Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Sewer Rehabilitation contract with Ramona, Inc., adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan, and certified results of the June 2, 2026, special municipal election. Several items were discussed without action, including the Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study and the Los Palos Incident local emergency.

• Adopted resolution placing Transient Occupancy Tax amendment on Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (5-0)
• Approved $1,927,467.50 sewer rehabilitation contract with Ramona, Inc. (on consent, with recusals on 10D)
• Approved HUD Program Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HOME grants (5-0)
• Adopted 2025 Urban Water Management Plan including Water Shortage Contingency Plan (5-0)
• Certified results of June 2, 2026 Special Municipal Election (5-0)
• Approved second amendment with Kimley-Horn for January 21 memorial project engineering (on consent)
• Adopted resolution declaring July as 'Parks Make Life Better' Month (on consent)
• Approved professional services agreement with Mainstream Unlimited for safety training (on consent)