Votes at a glance: Cerritos council actions on June 26, 2025

This ledger summarizes formal votes, motions and official appointments recorded at the June 26, 2025 meeting of the Cerritos City Council. It is an at-a-glance record of motions taken on discrete items; text is drawn from the council minutes and the public record of the meeting.

Votes and outcomes (selected)

1) Consent calendar (items 7): Adopted with exception of item 7d. Motion to approve consent calendar except item 7d carried 5–0.

2) Purchase order / sewer-rate study (consent follow-up, item 7d): Council approved an amendment to increase a purchase order to add a sewer-rate study; motion passed 5–0. (Council directed further public engagement and transparency on rate development.)

3) Advisory board appointments and oaths (item 9a): The council appointed multiple residents to advisory boards (examples recorded during the meeting: Maria Figueroa, Ken Jeong, Shiva Bhatt, Hyun Kim, Riaz Surti and others). Motions to appoint carried 5–0; clerk administered oaths of office to appointees in attendance.

4) Budget adoption and related joint resolutions (item 8a): Council adopted the FY2025–26 annual combined financial program, pay schedules and investment policy; motion and related joint resolutions carried 5–0 after council amendments. (See separate article for details.)

5) Contract award: City Works Design (item 9d): Contract to analyze potential Southeast Gateway Line station locations, $127,484, funded from Proposition A/C transit funds; authorized by council vote 5–0.

6) Annual appropriations limit (item 9c): Council waived full reading and adopted the annual appropriations limit for FY2025–26 as presented; motion carried 5–0.

7) Prop 36 implementation letter (item 10b): Council authorized staff to draft a five-signature letter to state legislators asking for increased, ongoing funding for Prop 36 implementation; motion carried 5–0.

8) Additional appointments and internal working groups (item 9b): Mayor presented appointments to internal ad-hoc working groups (examples: ABC Unified liaison, Chamber of Commerce, Library liaison, internal 'sister cities' working group); council confirmed appointments 5–0.

9) Other votes: Several procedural votes (waive full reading of resolutions, approve budget modifications) passed unanimously as recorded in the meeting.

How to get more detail

The meeting transcript and agenda packet list each item and the full motions. For text of ordinances/resolutions or specific contract documents, contact the City Clerk's office. The council approved budget modifications and actions summarized above; staff will report back on implementation steps where indicated.

Provenance (first/last related transcript lines)

- Consent calendar approval: transcript around 8143–8279 (consent calendar discussion and vote).

- Sewer study purchase-order approval: transcript around 8658–8672 (discussion and vote).

- Budget adoption and joint resolutions: transcript and presentation starting near 10757 and final votes near 16700–16702.

- City Works Design contract: discussion near 17322 and final vote recorded near 18102–18104.

This summary is not a substitute for the official meeting minutes or adopted ordinance/resolution texts; it consolidates actions that were recorded on the public record during the June 26 meeting.