June 23, 2026 City Council Meeting

What happened

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• The council adopted the FY 2026-27 operating budget and year two of the five-year Capital Improvement Program as part of the consent calendar.
• Mariposa Landscapes received a six-month, month-to-month extension (up to $268,476) while staff prepares a formal request for bids. The minutes show Camacho voting yes; he had not taken part in earlier Mariposa items (FL13).
• Also approved: the secondhand-dealer zoning ordinance (introduced), the Title 8 health and safety ordinance (introduced), SB 707 remote-participation policies and a Weck Laboratories water-testing contract (up to $750,000).
• Garcia asked for a presentation on piggyback purchasing and RFP procedures at the next meeting. That presentation took place on Jul 14.

Agenda items, in order

1. Opening, invocation, pledge and presentations

   Invocation by Council Member Garcia; pledge led by a Valencia Academy of the Arts student. Certificates for AYSO Region 603 Boys U12 and Pico FC teams.

   Outcome: All five members present (minutes).

   ▶ Watch 0:00 · ▶ Certificates 21:24 · Read in transcript

2. 1. Zone Code Amendment 200: secondhand dealers (public hearing)

   Public Hearing – Zone Code Amendment No. 200 Amending Section Title 18, Zoning Code of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code Relating to Secondhand Dealers and Adoption of Provisions Consistent with California Assembly Bill 2632

   No public testimony.

   Outcome: Ordinance 1209 introduced, 5-0 on a roll call. Motion by Garcia, second by Lutz (minutes).

   ▶ Watch 30:31 · ▶ Roll call, 5-0 31:16 · Read in transcript

3. Public comments

   Four speakers and one written comment (see the Public comments tab).

   Outcome: Comments only; no action.

   ⚑ Isaiah Robles spoke in support of West Coast Arborists' piggyback contract, two weeks after the council's June 9 direction to seek proposals (FL09). ▶ 34:32 · Vendor: West Coast Arborists

   ▶ Watch 31:27 · Read in transcript

4. 2–14. Consent calendar (items 2–9 and 11–14)

   Item 10 was pulled. Approved together:

   • 2. Minutes of Jun 9, 2026
   • 3. 19th warrant register of FY 2025-26
   • 4. FY 2026-27 operating budget, year two of the five-year CIP and updated reserve policies (Resolutions 7490, 7491)
   • 5. Senior Human Resources Manager job description (Resolution 7492)
   • 6. Citywide engineering and traffic survey: speed limits (Resolution 7493)
   • 7. Budget amendment for buying 8613 Whittier Boulevard ($325,133 transfer)
   • 8. Budget amendment to finish buying the ACE properties ($591,420 transfer)
   • 9. Treasurer's investment report (May 31, 2026)
   • 11–12. Housing Assistance Agency: minutes; Section 8 management assessment certification (HA-112)
   • 13–14. Water Authority: minutes; Weck Laboratories water testing, $250,000 a year, up to $750,000

   Outcome: Approved 5-0. The minutes list a motion by Sánchez, a second by Garcia and a roll call. On the video it is a voice vote (“Any opposed? Any abstentions? Hearing none, motion carries”).

   Contract C411 (Weck Laboratories)

   ▶ Watch 40:16 · Read in transcript

5. 10. Mariposa Landscapes: month-to-month extension

   Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 18-1825 with Mariposa Landscapes Inc. for Routine Landscape Maintenance Services

   Sánchez asked why staff proposed a month-to-month extension instead of a piggyback contract. Staff said no comparable nearby contract was found and that a formal request for bids would follow.

   Outcome: Approved: up to $268,476 ($44,746 a month) for six months. Motion by Sánchez, second by Lutz. The minutes record a 5-0 roll call; on the video it is a voice vote (“Any opposed? Abstentions? Hearing none”).

   ⚑ Mariposa Landscapes: Mayor Camacho did not take part in earlier Mariposa items (connection review FL13; the minutes do not state why). On Jun 23, 2026 the minutes list him as voting yes, and no recusal is heard on the video. Documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. · Vendor: Mariposa Landscapes · Camacho's recusals

   ⚑ Discrepancy: the minutes say City Manager Carmona answered the Mariposa question. On the video a staff member answers and says the city manager is out sick. ▶ 41:29

   Contract C410 · Vendor: Mariposa Landscapes

   ▶ Watch 41:15 · Read in transcript

6. 15. Ordinance amending Title 8, Health and Safety

   No presentation.

   Outcome: Ordinance 1210 introduced, 5-0 on a roll call. Motion by Sánchez, second by Lutz (minutes).

   ▶ Watch 43:11 · ▶ Roll call, 5-0 43:40 · Read in transcript

7. 16. SB 707 remote-participation and agenda-posting policies

   The council declined the staff presentation.

   Outcome: Resolutions 7494 and 7495 approved, 5-0 on a roll call. Motion by Lara, second by Lutz (minutes).

   ▶ Watch 43:54 · ▶ Roll call, 5-0 44:25 · Read in transcript

8. City Manager and staff reports

   Communications and Innovation Director Hernandez previewed the World Spirit Festival. The minutes say the city held no Fourth of July event for lack of a suitable central location and that the Smith Park Aquatic Center groundbreaking was set for July 8.

   Outcome: Reports only.

   ▶ Watch 44:36 · Read in transcript

9. Good of the Order (AB 1234)

   The Mayor first recognized the finance team for the budget. Member reports follow (see the Public comments tab, Council reports).

   Outcome: Garcia asked for a ShotSpotter statistics report and a presentation on piggyback and RFP procurement procedures (given Jul 14).

   ⚠ Unclear: The auto-transcript is unclear here; this relies on the minutes.

   ▶ Watch 59:35 · Read in transcript

10. Adjournment and closed session

    Adjourned in memory of Amadita M. Sanchez and Clarissa Janel Garcia. Closed session covered existing litigation (City of Pico Rivera v. Super Lodging Services, LLC) and the City Manager's performance evaluation.

    Outcome: Direction given to the City Attorney on both closed-session items; nothing else reportable (minutes). A City Manager contract amendment followed on Jul 28.

    ⚑ The Los Angeles Superior Court case number in these minutes (26STCV11523, Super Lodging Services) is the same number the Jul 14 minutes give for City of Pico Rivera v. Ari Stock et al. It may be the same case under a different caption; this was not checked.

    ▶ Watch 1:12:09 · Read in transcript

Connections, recusals and disclosures

Documented connection, not evidence of impropriety.

• Mariposa Landscapes: Mayor Camacho did not take part in earlier Mariposa items (connection review FL13; the minutes do not state why). On Jun 23, 2026 the minutes list him as voting yes, and no recusal is heard on the video. Documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. · Vendor: Mariposa Landscapes · Camacho's recusals (item)
• Discrepancy: the minutes say City Manager Carmona answered the Mariposa question. On the video a staff member answers and says the city manager is out sick. ▶ 41:29 (item)
• Isaiah Robles spoke in support of West Coast Arborists' piggyback contract, two weeks after the council's June 9 direction to seek proposals (FL09). ▶ 34:32 · Vendor: West Coast Arborists (item)
• The Los Angeles Superior Court case number in these minutes (26STCV11523, Super Lodging Services) is the same number the Jul 14 minutes give for City of Pico Rivera v. Ari Stock et al. It may be the same case under a different caption; this was not checked. (item)

Records for this meeting

Key votes

Contracts

Roll calls heard on the video

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Key moments

Public comments

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Council member comments and reports

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Full transcript

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