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El Monte accepts $461,869 in Clean California grants, awards maintenance contract to San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps

El Monte City Council · May 27, 2026
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Summary

The City accepted two Clean California Local Grant awards — $211,394 for a graffiti abatement program and $250,475 for the El Monte Maintenance Community Partnership — and approved a contract (No. 26PW05040) with the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps for project services.

The El Monte City Council on May 27 approved two Clean California Local Grant agreements with the California Department of Transportation, accepting $211,394 for a Graffiti Abatement Community Program (Resolution No. 10692) and $250,475 for an El Monte Maintenance Community Partnership Project (Resolution No. 10693). The council also approved Contract Services Agreement No. 26PW05040 with the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps to provide beautification and maintenance services for the $250,475 project.

Councilmember Dr. Julia Ruedas moved adoption of Resolution No. 10692 for the graffiti abatement grant and Councilmember Marisol Cortez seconded; the minutes record the vote on that resolution as 7‑0. For the Maintenance Community Partnership grant, the minutes list a motion by Councilmember Sheila Crippen‑Thomas and a second by Mayor Pro Tem Viviana Longoria; the consent calendar item authorized the City Manager or designee to execute the restricted grant agreement and related documents and authorized execution of the contract with the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (Contract No. 26PW05040).

The agenda materials do not include a project schedule, a detailed scope of work in the minutes text, or a breakdown of matching funds (if any). The minutes indicate the City Manager is authorized to execute the agreements and any additional documents necessary to implement the projects.