Montebello meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Montebello council to weigh sidewalk project, homeless funding; recent meetings procedural

No decisions were made at Montebello city meetings over the past two weeks. The only scheduled meetings were procedural or cancelled, and minutes have not yet been published. The City Council is set to consider several spending items at its Aug. 12 meeting.

Recent meetings

City Council (July 27) – The council met to receive and file a required 10-day report on Urgency Ordinance No. 2495, which imposes a 45-day moratorium on Senate Bill 79 development applications in the Washington Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan Area. The meeting also included closed sessions to discuss existing litigation (Michael Chee v. City of Montebello, Case No. 24STCV01736) and a threat of litigation in one matter. No votes were reported.

Personnel Advisory Commission (July 28) – The Civil Service Commission held a continuation of an appeal hearing under Montebello Municipal Code Chapter 2.60 and Civil Service Rules Section 261. The commission also considered approving minutes from its May 26, May 28, and June 3 meetings. No decisions were reported.

Planning Commission (Aug. 4) – The meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. was cancelled. The cancellation notice was posted July 29. The next Planning Commission meeting is set for Aug. 18.

Upcoming: City Council (Aug. 12)

The council will consider accepting the completed Citywide Sidewalk Improvements Project (CP 941) with a final contract amount of $999,851 to Precision Concrete Cutting, Inc. It will also consider accepting $531,574 in Measure A homeless funding from Los Angeles County for fiscal year 2026-27.

Other items on the agenda include:

• Approving blanket purchase orders for fire equipment totaling up to $1,000,000 across seven vendors.
• Adopting Resolution No. 26-53, which approves the 2026 Engineering and Traffic Speed Survey with changes to ten street segments.
• Approving a lease agreement with Southern California Edison for use of Ashiya Park.

All items are listed on the agenda and are subject to council discussion and vote.

Coming up

• **City Council** – Aug. 12, 2026 (agenda includes sidewalk project, homeless funding, and other items).
• **Planning Commission** – Aug. 18, 2026 (next regular meeting after cancellation).

Meeting agendas and minutes are available on the city’s official website.

Montebello Roundup: Development Moratorium Report on Council Agenda; Planning Commission Weighs Planet Fitness, Beer-Wine Permits

Montebello's City Council and Planning Commission each convened in late July on items with direct effects on land use and local business. Because minutes have not yet been published for any of the three recent meetings below, outcomes cannot be confirmed; what follows reflects the posted agendas.

City Council — July 27, 2026

The Council was scheduled to receive and file a required 10-day report on Urgency Ordinance No. 2495, which imposes a 45-day moratorium on Senate Bill 79 development applications within the Washington Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan Area. A moratorium pauses certain development applications while the city studies or updates its rules; the 10-day report is a procedural step the council must take after adopting such an ordinance.

The Council also planned a closed session to discuss existing litigation in *Michael Chee v. City of Montebello* (Case No. 24STCV01736) and the threat of litigation in one additional matter. Closed-session details are not publicly disclosed.

Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No vote tallies or actions are confirmed.

Planning Commission — July 21, 2026

The Commission agenda listed two conditional use permit (CUP) public hearings:

• **PC-2026-0020-CUP** — An on-sale beer and wine license for Los Sabores de Mexico at 1105 West Whittier Boulevard.
• **PC-2026-0021-CUP** — A new Planet Fitness gym at 802 West Beverly Boulevard in the Montebello Mix shopping center, involving remodeling of approximately 17,609 square feet.

Both projects were recommended for conditional approval and determined exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A recommendation is not a decision; the Commission's actual votes are not yet on record.

The agenda also included approval of minutes from the Commission's June 16, 2026 meeting.

Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published.

Civil Service Commission — July 28, 2026

The Commission was scheduled to continue an appeal hearing under Montebello Municipal Code Chapter 2.60 and Civil Service Rules Section 261. The agenda also listed approval of minutes from three prior meetings: May 26, 2026; May 28, 2026; and June 3, 2026.

Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published. The appeal's subject and outcome are not disclosed in the agenda.

Coming Up

• **Planning Commission — August 4, 2026:** Cancelled. The cancellation was posted July 29, 2026. The next scheduled Planning Commission meeting is **August 18, 2026**.

Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the July 21, July 27, and July 28 meetings should watch for the official minutes, which had not been published as of this roundup.