Sierra Madre
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 5:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INSPIRATION
3. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
4. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator (G.C. 54956.8)
B. Public Liability Claims (Gov. Code 54956.95)
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
A. Presentation for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Soil Testing Timeline
9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
10. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Resolution No. 26-14 and Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve a Design Review Permit (DRP 25-02) for The Meadows at Bailey Canyon Project
11. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Regular Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2026
B. Resolution No. 26-15 Approving Certain Demands for Payment
C. Quarterly Treasurer’s Report – Quarter Ending December 31, 2025
D. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1490 Amending Section 3.08.040 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Related to Purchasing for Non-Public Projects
F. Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Public Works Inspection Services for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Development Project, in an Amount Not to Exceed $340,260
G. Resolution No. 26-16 Approving a Supplemental Budget Appropriation and Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. in the Amount of $49,995 for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study
H. Resolution No. 26-17 Calling a Special Election for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to Place a Measure to Override the Gann Limit on the Ballot; Resolution 26-18 Requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors render specified services, and Resolutions 26-19 and 26-20 authorizing written arguments and rebuttal statements for ballot measures
12. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Report, Discussion, and Direction on Potential Economic Development Programs
B. Resolution No. 26-21 Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 for Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Improvements funded by the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District Restore Grant
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Kristine Lowe | Mayor Pro Tem Gene Goss
Council Member Edward Garcia | Council Member Kelly Kriebs | Council Member Robert Parkhurst
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 5:30 P.M.
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) 574-5455. 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.
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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 Kriebs
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 Real Property Negotiator (G.C. 54956.8)
Public Liability Claims (Gov. Code 54956.95)
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
Presentation for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Soil Testing Timeline
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.
Resolution No. 26-14 and Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve a Design Review Permit (DRP 25-02) for The Meadows at Bailey Canyon Project
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.
Regular Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2026
Resolution No. 26-15 Approving Certain Demands for Payment
Quarterly Treasurer’s Report – Quarter Ending December 31, 2025
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1490 Amending Section 3.08.040 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Related to Purchasing for Non-Public Projects
Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Public Works Inspection Services for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Development Project, in an Amount Not to Exceed $340,260
Resolution No. 26-16 Approving a Supplemental Budget Appropriation and Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. in the Amount of $49,995 for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study
Resolution No. 26-17 Calling a Special Election for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to Place a Measure to Override the Gann Limit on the Ballot; Resolution 26-18 Requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors render specified services, and Resolutions 26-19 and 26-20 authorizing written arguments and rebuttal statements for ballot measures
12. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Report, Discussion, and Direction on Potential Economic Development Programs
Resolution No. 26-21 Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 for Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Improvements funded by the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District Restore Grant
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
14. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on March 24, 2026.
Date Posted: February 26, 2026
Sierra Madre
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 5:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INSPIRATION
Council Member Kriebs
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
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator (G.C. 54956.8)
B. Public Liability Claims (Gov. Code 54956.95)
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
A. Presentation for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Soil Testing Timeline
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.
A. Resolution No. 26-14 and Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve a Design Review Permit (DRP 25-02) for The Meadows at Bailey Canyon Project
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.
A. Regular Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2026
B. Resolution No. 26-15 Approving Certain Demands for Payment
C. Quarterly Treasurer’s Report – Quarter Ending December 31, 2025
D. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1490 Amending Section 3.08.040 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Related to Purchasing for Non-Public Projects
F. Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Public Works Inspection Services for the Meadows at Bailey Canyon Development Project, in an Amount Not to Exceed $340,260
G. Resolution No. 26-16 Approving a Supplemental Budget Appropriation and Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. in the Amount of $49,995 for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study
H. Resolution No. 26-17 Calling a Special Election for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to Place a Measure to Override the Gann Limit on the Ballot; Resolution 26-18 Requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors render specified services, and Resolutions 26-19 and 26-20 authorizing written arguments and rebuttal statements for ballot measures
12. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Report, Discussion, and Direction on Potential Economic Development Programs
B. Resolution No. 26-21 Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 for Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Improvements funded by the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District Restore Grant
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
14. ADJOURNMENT
