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Monrovia council approves CDBG residential rehab program, raises traffic impact fee, buys historic Cypress Avenue home and sets ADU hearing
Summary
Council approved use of the city’s estimated $242,871 Community Development Block Grant for a residential rehabilitation program, adopted a 2.3% transportation impact fee increase, authorized purchase of a historic home at 222 E. Cypress for $1.53 million, and introduced an ADU ordinance for a Feb. 4 public hearing.
The Monrovia City Council on Jan. 21 approved several staff recommendations: allocating the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation to a residential rehabilitation program, adopting an update to the city’s transportation impact fee (TIF), authorizing purchase of a historic property at 222 East Cypress Avenue, and introducing a revised accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance and setting a Feb. 4 public hearing.
At a public hearing, staff presented a tentative CDBG allocation of $242,871 for fiscal year 2025–26 and recommended using 100% of the allocation to continue the residential rehabilitation grant program. Jesse Wu, staff presenting the program, said the funding goal is to complete six to seven home‑repair grants in the coming fiscal year and that the city received 43 applications in the last intake. The program pays contractors selected by the city; Wu…
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