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Council approves consent items, appoints member to Puente Hills advisory committee and OKs $75,000 settlement

Whittier City Council / Redevelopment Successor Agency / Whittier Utility Authority · May 1, 2026
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Summary

On consent the council approved routine items, appointed Laura Krueger to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority Citizens Technical Advisory Committee, and in closed session approved a $75,000 compromise and release settlement in Mike Ibarra v. City of Whittier.

At its March 10 meeting the Whittier City Council approved the Consent Calendar with two items pulled for separate consideration.

Item 8.D: Council Member Mary Ann Pacheco moved and Council Member Cathy Warner seconded the appointment of Laura Krueger to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority Citizens Technical Advisory Committee for a term expiring in February 2030; the motion carried unanimously.

Other consent items approved included waiving further reading of resolutions/ordinances, approval of the Feb. 10 minutes, denial of listed claims against the city, acceptance of the Youngwood Drive Slope Project notice of completion, and approval of several public-art and mural items as listed in the record.

Closed session (Item 12.F): City Clerk Rigoberto Garcia Jr. reported that on Item 12.F (Mike Ibarra v. City of Whittier) Council Member Pacheco moved and Council Member Warner seconded approving a $75,000 compromise and release settlement; the motion passed unanimously.

The record notes submitted public comment is on file with the City Clerk and that staff will return with additional updates on listed items as appropriate.