Baldwin Park council adopts budget, business improvement district assessment and land-use ordinance on unanimous votes

The Baldwin Park City Council on June 18 approved multiple agenda items in a series of roll-call votes, most carried unanimously.

Key outcomes at a glance:

- Consent calendar (Items 1–9): Adopted (motion carried 4-0; Council Member Estrada initially absent). - Resolution No. 2025-021 (Baldwin Park Citywide Business Improvement District assessment for FY 2025–26): Adopted 5-0 after a public hearing. - Ordinance No. 1518 (first reading and introduction; amending Baldwin Park Municipal Code Title 9 to add a section on fire hazard severity zones): Introduced and first reading approved 5-0; item was found exempt from CEQA. - CDBG and HOME consolidated plan (2025–2030) and annual action plan (FY 2025–26) and citizen participation plan: Adopted 5-0 after public hearing. - Budget for FY 2025–26 (city council, successor agency, finance authority, housing authority and municipal finance authority): Adopted 5-0 after public hearing. - Successor agency, finance authority and housing authority consent items (warrants, treasurer reports): Adopted 5-0.

Several items were presented with no public speakers. Roll-call tallies were read into the record for each motion. Motions were typically moved by Mayor Pro Tem Damian or Council Member Lozano and seconded by other council members; recorded tallies were unanimous where Estrada was present and 4-0 when he was absent earlier in the meeting.

The council conducted these votes during its regular meeting as multiple public hearings and consent calendar items. With the passage of the budget and associated authority items the city advanced its fiscal plan for FY 2025–26 and confirmed assessments for the business improvement district.