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Votes at a glance: La Puente council adopts 2025 building code and budget amendment; continues proposed sales‑tax hearing
Summary
On Feb. 24 the council adopted Ordinance 26‑994 to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards Code locally and approved a budget amendment (Resolution 26‑59777) to amend the FY25/26 budget; the council continued public hearing on a proposed transactions‑and‑use tax and scheduled a special meeting for final consideration.
The La Puente City Council recorded these official actions on Feb. 24, 2026.
Ordinance 26‑994: Adopt 2025 California Building Standards Code — Adopted City staff explained the urgency ordinance previously adopted and presented Ordinance No. 26‑994 to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards (and related Los Angeles County titles for plumbing, electrical, mechanical, residential and green‑building codes) with local amendments. The council opened the public hearing, received no public testimony, and adopted Ordinance 26‑994 by roll call vote. Staff stated the matter is CEQA‑exempt.
Resolution to call a special election on transactions and use tax — Continued Council heard a staff presentation and legal briefing on a draft resolution and ordinance to call a June 2, 2026 special election on a measure designed to secure the city’s remaining half‑cent of transactions and use tax if threatened by a county or other taxing agency. Council did not adopt the resolution on Feb. 24; members agreed to continue the public hearing to a special meeting to be scheduled no later than March 5, 2026.
Resolution No. 26‑59777: Amend FY25/26 budget — Adopted Finance staff presented the January 2026 budget report and recommended amending the adopted budget to add three items including (1) an increase in the ATP Cycle 6 project allocation, (2) a $137,000 reduction in the local streets resurfacing program revenue/expenditures, and (3) inclusion of a $1,000,000 CNRA grant (cited in the staff report). Council moved, seconded and adopted the budget amendment by roll call vote.
Votes and motions (as recorded in the meeting) - Approval of minutes (previous city council meeting): motion approved; Mayor Yes; Mayor Pro Tem Abstain; Councilmember Agudo Aye; Councilmember Quijones Yes. Motion passes. - Ordinance 26‑994 (2025 building code): motion to adopt carried on roll call (votes as recorded in meeting). - Resolution 26‑59777 (budget amendment): motion to adopt carried on roll call (votes as recorded in meeting).
Next procedural steps: staff will schedule a special council meeting before March 5 to continue the public hearing on the transactions and use tax and will return with refined ballot language and fiscal analysis.
