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CITY OF

SIERRA MADRE

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Mayor Kristine Lowe | Mayor Pro Tem Gene Goss

Council Member Edward Garcia | Council Member Kelly Kriebs | Council Member Robert Parkhurst

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5:30 PM

City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (626) 355-7135. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENT & ACCESS

The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public comments at any public meeting. As an alternative, public comment may be submitted by e-mail to publiccomment@sierramadreca.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Emails will be acknowledged at the City Council meeting, filed into public record, and scanned onto the City website for public review.

A copy of the posted agenda and a live video stream of the meeting can be found on the City’s website at sierramadreca.gov , on Foothills Media website at foothillsmedia.org/sierramadre, and broadcast on Government Access Channel 3 (Spectrum).

If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 355-7135 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The purpose of a City Council meeting is to conduct City business. Members of the public that behave in a manner that interrupts or obstructs the City Council’s ability to conduct City business may be asked to leave the meeting. Any and all demonstrations which disrupt, interrupt, or obstruct the City Council’s ability to conduct City business are prohibited. No signs, posters, or other large objects shall be brought into the Council Chambers or other meeting place if doing so would disrupt, disturb, or otherwise impede the orderly course of the meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INSPIRATION

Council Member Garcia

3. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Kristine Lowe, Mayor Gene Goss, Mayor Pro Tem Edward Garcia, Council Member Kelly Kriebs, Council Member Robert Parkhurst, Council Member

4. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

Conference with Labor Negotiator

Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 City Negotiator: City Manager Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney

Conference with Real Property Negotiator

Pursuant to Government Code 54956.8 Property: 487 Woodland Drive., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 City Negotiator: Michael Bruckner, City Manager Negotiating Party: Tabitha Joiner Under Negotiation: Terms of Payment

5. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY CLERK REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS

6. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (including reports from City Council related to meetings attended at City expense per AB 1234)

7. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF

8. PRESENTATIONS

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person and time may not be delegated; any changes to the allotted time will be announced prior to the Public Comment period. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. Addressing the City Council from the audience is not permitted; all comments addressing the Council must be made from the podium. Only public comment made from the podium will be recognized by the City Council and entered into public record.

10. PUBLIC HEARING

Any person wishing to speak before the City Council on a public hearing item is asked to complete a Speaker Card noting the agenda item number and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public hearing. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion of the City Council) speakers are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person; any changes to the allotted time will be announced prior to the Public Comment period. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or acting on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments, at the discretion of the City Council.

Report on Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Efforts in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561

Recommendation: Receive and File CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment

Resolution No. 26-31 Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 25-01): Request to Subdivide an Existing Property Located at 444 N. Lima Street into Three Parcels

Recommendation: Approve CEQA Project, exempt under: Class 15 (Minor Land Division)

11. CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.

Special Meeting Minutes from the April 14, 2026 Closed Session

Recommendation: Approve CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment

Regular Meeting Minutes from the April 14, 2026 City Council meeting

Resolution No. 26-32 Approval of Warrants for Payment

Recommendation: Adopt CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment

First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Hong Tam for Structural Engineering Plan Check Services

Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1491 Amending Chapters 10.04 (Definitions), 10.08 (Traffic Regulations), and 10.12 (Administration & Enforcement) of Title 10 (Vehicles & Traffic) and amending Section 12.24.040 (Traffic Regulations) of Chapter 12.24 (Public Parks & Recreation Centers) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code

Recommendation: Adopt Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

12. DISCUSSION ITEMS

Professional Services Agreement with Nobel Systems, Inc. for GIS/Asset Management Software and Support Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $253,334

Approval of a Master Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management for Municipal Fleet Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Services

Recommendation: Approve Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

Annual AB 481 Military Equipment Report and Renewal of Ordinance No. 1456 Military Equipment Use Policy

Recommendation: Approve Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

14. ADJOURNMENT

The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on May 26, 2026.

Date Posted: May 6, 2026

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INSPIRATION

Council Member Garcia

3. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Kristine Lowe, Mayor Gene Goss, Mayor Pro Tem Edward Garcia, Council Member Kelly Kriebs, Council Member Robert Parkhurst, Council Member

4. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

Conference with Labor Negotiator

Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 City Negotiator: City Manager Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney

Conference with Real Property Negotiator

5. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY CLERK REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS

6. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (including reports from City Council related to meetings attended at City expense per AB 1234)

7. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF

8. PRESENTATIONS

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

10. PUBLIC HEARING

Report on Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Efforts in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561

Resolution No. 26-31 Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 25-01): Request to Subdivide an Existing Property Located at 444 N. Lima Street into Three Parcels

Recommendation: Approve CEQA Project, exempt under: Class 15 (Minor Land Division)

11. CONSENT CALENDAR

Special Meeting Minutes from the April 14, 2026 Closed Session

Regular Meeting Minutes from the April 14, 2026 City Council meeting

Resolution No. 26-32 Approval of Warrants for Payment

First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Hong Tam for Structural Engineering Plan Check Services

Recommendation: Adopt Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

12. DISCUSSION ITEMS

Professional Services Agreement with Nobel Systems, Inc. for GIS/Asset Management Software and Support Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $253,334

Approval of a Master Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management for Municipal Fleet Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Services

Recommendation: Approve Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

Annual AB 481 Military Equipment Report and Renewal of Ordinance No. 1456 Military Equipment Use Policy

Recommendation: Approve Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities

13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

14. ADJOURNMENT

Date Posted: May 6, 2026