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Why it matters: The actions collectively put grant funds and city resources to work on near‑term public safety and infrastructure projects, and they authorize economic development programs the council previously funded with surplus sale proceeds.

Votes at a glance (each item approved 5‑0 unless noted):

1) Automated license‑plate reader expansion (State Homeland Security Program grant and two‑year agreement with Flock).
- What: Authorize a 2021 State Homeland Security Program subrecipient agreement with Los Angeles County and approve a two‑year agreement with Flock Group Inc. to add 11 additional fixed ALPR cameras across the city.
- Funding: $72,000 Homeland Security grant to cover implementation and subscription costs in year one ($71,050); estimated year‑two subscription $33,400 to be addressed in the FY 2026‑27 budget.
- Motion and outcome: Motion by Councilmember Michael, second by Councilmember Bridal; approved 5‑0.

2) Citywide slurry‑seal project (construction contract award).
- What: Award a construction contract to Doug Martin Contracting Co., Inc., for the FY 2024–25 citywide slurry seal project (approx. 1,000,000 sq. ft. across ~50 residential segments).
- Amount: Low bid $309,942; total project including 10% contingency, CEQA and publication estimated at $341,400. Project funded from the road maintenance rehabilitation account (budgeted allocation $500,000).
- Motion and outcome: Motion by Councilmember Michael, second by Councilmember Karen; approved 5‑0. Construction planned to begin in late April with a 30‑working‑day duration (weather permitting).

3) Cypress Avenue water and street improvements (design agreement and appropriations).
- What: Authorize a professional services agreement with S.A. Associates Inc. to design water‑main replacements, new service laterals, hydrants and street rehabilitation across an area including Seventh Street between Lorraine and Elwood and other nearby segments (Phase 1: design).
- Amount and funding: $238,000 for design services; supplemental appropriation of $60,000 from Measure M and $178,000 from the Water Capital Fund.
- Motion and outcome: Motion by Councilmember Michael, second by Councilmember Mendel; approved 5‑0.

4) Economic Action Plan: launch of Phase‑1 programs and allocations.
- What: Approve a set of initial economic programs using previously appropriated surplus funds (small‑business workshops, a BlueDot shopper‑rebate pilot, village plaza lighting and marketing, commercial broker services, and other outreach/marketing items).
- Funding: The council had previously set aside $1 million from surplus sale proceeds; staff requested approximately $350,000 to fund the Phase‑1 programs listed in the staff report.
- Motion and outcome: Motion by Councilmember Karen, second by Councilmember Michael; approved 5‑0.

5) Business Improvement District (BID) annual report and levy resolution.
- What: Review of the BID annual report, approve the report and adopt a resolution announcing the city’s intent to levy and collect assessments for FY 2025–26 under the Parking and Business Improvement Area law.
- Motion and outcome: Approved 5‑0; the council directed notices and a May public hearing under the required timeline.

6) Other items approved by single motions or consent: consent calendar items 4–8 (enacted by one motion), unscheduled vacancies (library office No. 2: extend application deadline; Water Commission office No. 3: postpone recruitment until the annual process), and adoption of the city’s draft 2025–27 strategic plan update.

What staff said about implementation and costs: Staff said the Flock ALPR expansion has been used in hundreds of cases regionally and was used in 53 investigations in 2024 and eight cases in 2025 so far; the ALPR grant funds will be used in year one for implementation and subscription. The slurry seal and Cypress design projects are part of the city’s pavement‑management and water‑system capital work and were funded through the road maintenance account, Measure M, and the water capital fund where appropriate.

What’s next: Staff will return with construction‑contract documents, implementation schedules and additional budget requests where identified. The BID notices will be mailed and advertised and the public hearing slated for May. Council did not take any action to adopt CAL FIRE hazard maps during the meeting; staff will return separately on that item within the statutory window.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting, 3/25/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Glendora City Council unanimously approved a package of grants, contracts and budget appropriations to expand automated license‑plate readers, repair city streets, fund infrastructure design and launch downtown economic programs.","taxTitle","Glendora, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4612,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6104814,"Glendora council renews outreach approach, motel‑voucher use and recommends contractor renewal for homeless services",1286,3247000,4533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2790176-b1e30e36c96a2b000c6ba60feb9d26cd&start=3247&end=4533","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2790176-b1e30e36c96a2b000c6ba60feb9d26cd/thumbnail_3247000.jpg","/articles/6104814/Glendora/Los-Angeles-County/California/Glendora-council-renews-outreach-approach-motelvoucher-use-and-recommends-contractor-renewal-for-homeless-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104814-0338e1f69844faa830650b032ed00ba2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140789&Signature=F~s2LsFcUUMVs6boq7deRHYyats5ygwa5j0fxXwypnCkh8Q3ZTrrvhvvTTXaaVr5GR04N6SCAfDY0l6nTf-yIVYvkRDZVqLsDxq95-BCBB7Nji7npDjABaca1Vr1QBPWmg6Bf8llztPlWdu9I9YvKEaLLthDg-4Z8pxHuhcMmXys0lDDKBO8aGR9gzHqK-KIT0M9nNatGMw30altAufcg9OSVivodNqHuhISBLi5vG0RB4n8XIkm11sNxLhr7Zf7~vLR40FzDIweT2n60wNunnnLABVtF8ppo2Sr7IBkP~NB8LwXNYS5rb8qj4215QC0rXMM9eIWrEWGHAz7ErSUyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Glendora City Council voted unanimously to accept staff recommendations to continue the city’s street‑outreach and motel‑voucher approach and to renew the city’s outreach contract. Human Services Supervisor Eric Dermyer presented the update and described service activity, funding sources and next steps.

Why it matters: Council accepted staff’s request to maintain the city’s approach to homelessness response — a mix of outreach, short‑term interim housing (motel vouchers), referrals to case management and partnerships with regional providers — at a time when permanent housing placements remain constrained by voucher availability.

Dermyer said the city’s outreach partner (referred to in the meeting as Lakota or Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse outreach team) and the Glendora Police Department’s community impact team continue to coordinate regular outreach. From September through February, staff provided motel vouchers covering 143 nights; Dermyer said 50 of those nights were paid through the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG) Housing Solutions Fund grant and the remainder through the city’s motel voucher program. The outreach team averaged about two to three interim‑housing placements per month during that period; of 15 households who obtained interim housing since September, 10 had first been placed using motel vouchers.

Dermyer described how the city uses funds and services to link people to shelter, treatment, benefits and, when possible, permanent housing. He said the city received a $50,000 San Gabriel Valley COG Housing Solutions Fund grant for homelessness prevention and housing assistance; staff had used roughly $36,000 of those funds and must expend the grant by May.

Dermyer noted continued barriers: the limited supply of permanent housing for very low‑income residents, a pause on Section 8 voucher applications by the Los Angeles Housing Authority and dependencies on county and regional resources. He said most interim placements arranged by city outreach involved housing outside the San Gabriel Valley; only one person was housed locally through a host‑family placement during the reporting period.

Council members thanked the human‑services and police teams, asked for public contact information and pressed staff on operational details. Dermyer gave the city’s homeless hotline (staff reported the number during the meeting) and said residents may also walk into the LaVetre (LaVenture/LaVetre) Center to access services and referrals including YWCA case management and veteran services. He said the city uses thrift‑store vouchers, gift cards and other flexible funds to build rapport and help people transition to housing or employment.

Staff recommended, and council approved, renewing the outreach contract to maintain the program at the existing capacity and continuing use of motel vouchers and flexible funding to support placements and case management. The motion to accept the recommendations was moved by Councilmember Karen (first name used in the meeting), seconded by Councilmember Bridal and approved 5‑0. Staff said it will return with procurement details and will continue reporting on outcomes and expenditures.","After a staff update, the council unanimously accepted recommendations to continue street outreach, motel vouchers and to renew the city’s outreach contract; staff reported use of motel vouchers and a $50,000 San Gabriel Valley COG grant tied to recent placements and said permanent housing remains scarce.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6104819,"Glendora staff: updated CAL FIRE hazard maps expand foothill risk; city must adopt maps within 120 days",736,1552000,2288000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2790176-b1e30e36c96a2b000c6ba60feb9d26cd&start=1552&end=2288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2790176-b1e30e36c96a2b000c6ba60feb9d26cd/thumbnail_1552000.jpg","/articles/6104819/Glendora/Los-Angeles-County/California/Glendora-staff-updated-CAL-FIRE-hazard-maps-expand-foothill-risk-city-must-adopt-maps-within-120-days","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104819-e778425ed9070745f192111427f708b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140789&Signature=dgGDooGLTGsx2o89ZS7tbel9bwOJsmWMRIijL~at5aYVMhax6-Eh5g7pv1cagR4~wzoJmHgbYMZ~ij06SQRYYLWh9mwqnXLHJQ4kDszZzPN03aEzRXMuOczDoloqafZf59MKfFwgps48ykN2C9JwTC013zRs3OBsd1Dm6tRUsCy9lsrC5pGVCLWHpIPbvyrrOUKlZZI1f~6HSpNj-9ZB80H5AvuGu-YqJSJmCgRqja71cWueHmlHlmErdAA-09wyH8cwlY~hiizRQiPpUyECHTCVOKbVWBQZXYfNEpQCXRisW8cskheO9mJcANk7-dSl13zq4h89nwS5mk~th4691w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Adam Raymond told the Glendora City Council that CAL FIRE’s updated fire‑hazard severity zone maps enlarge the areas considered very high, high and moderate fire risk in and around Glendora, singling out South Hills as newly included in the very‑high category. Raymond said the city has 120 days to adopt the state maps by ordinance and can choose to expand mapped areas but cannot shrink them.

Why it matters: The change would increase the number of homes subject to defensible‑space rules and to wildland‑urban‑interface (WUI) building standards for new construction or renovations, and could affect how residents and planners approach vegetation management, building materials and permitting.

Raymond told the council that the new maps increase the city’s very‑high fire hazard acreage from about 4,000 acres under the 2011 map to about 5,200 acres in the update, with roughly 600 additional acres classified as high and about 550 acres as moderate. He said the very‑high category grew by roughly 27 percent and the overall acreage impacted by the mapped zones grew by about 55 percent. The presentation included a side‑by‑side image of the 2011 and 2025 maps showing the expansion along the foothills and the larger area now covering the South Hills.

Raymond reviewed immediate implications for property owners: defensible‑space requirements in three zones (0–5 feet, 5–30 feet and 30–100 feet from dwellings) with different vegetation‑management expectations; potential application of WUI building‑code provisions for new construction and significant renovations (materials and, in some cases, household water supply and pressure); and the timeline for county inspections. He said Los Angeles County Fire plans to send defensible‑space inspection notices to impacted property owners in February 2026 (the county’s previous round of notices went out in February 2025).

Raymond quoted California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, saying, “Cal FIRE’s maps are intended to drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions,” and noted that insurers use their own models; nevertheless, he told council members he expected the public would perceive a link to insurance costs.

Council members asked staff about next steps and public outreach. Raymond said staff will include the maps in the city’s public‑safety and local hazard‑mitigation planning documents, publish FAQs and links on the city website and provide residents with guidance on defensible space and building‑code implications. He emphasized that the ordinance process provides a near‑term window for council direction and community input.

The presentation did not include a council vote to adopt or modify the maps; staff advised the council on the statutory timeline and outreach steps. Staff said the city can choose to expand the mapped footprint in a local ordinance but cannot reduce the areas designated by the state map.

Council and staff said they will post more detailed materials and links to the maps on the city website and return with ordinance language and implementation options for council consideration within the 120‑day window.","City Manager Adam Raymond told the Glendora City Council that CAL FIRE's 2025 fire hazard severity zone update expands areas near the foothills — notably South Hills — increasing the number of properties facing defensible-space and wildland‑urban‑interface building-code requirements and giving the city 120 days to adopt the maps by ordinance.","actionData","errors"]

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