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Whittier council adopts budget priorities, renews parking enforcement contract, appoints members; City reports passport‑fee waiver concluded
Summary
At its Feb. 10, 2026 meeting the Whittier City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026‑12 setting state and federal budget priorities, authorized a three‑year parking enforcement contract with Inter‑Con Security Systems Incorporated, appointed three members to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority advisory committee, and received a City Manager update that the Library’s passport fee waiver ended after subsidizing 207 applications; council approved a closed‑session settlement of $38,904.03 with Whittier College.
The Whittier City Council on Feb. 10, 2026 took several routine and administrative actions and received staff updates.
Consent calendar actions and individual items: Council adopted Resolution No. 2026‑12, approving projects and priorities for 2026‑2027 state and federal budget requests (motion carried unanimously). The council authorized the City Manager to execute a three‑year contract renewal with Inter‑Con Security Systems Incorporated for parking enforcement services; Chief of Police Aviv Bar answered members’ questions about follow‑up procedures and the Whittier 365 reporting system before the unanimous vote. Council also appointed Rick Gonzalez, Andrew J. Moraga and Alexander Merkel to three vacancies on the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority — Financial Oversight Advisory Committee.
City Manager Conal McNamara provided an update on implementation of Resolution 2025‑38, concerning federal immigration enforcement activity in Whittier. He reported the Library’s passport fee waiver initiative concluded on Dec. 1, 2025; between Sept. 1 and the end of the initiative the Library subsidized 207 passport applications for Whittier residents and city employees. McNamara said the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce and the Bondad program continue to provide legal‑aid support and that the Interfaith Food Center continues to provide food assistance; staff will continue coordination with county, state and federal partners and return next month with further updates.
Closed session: The council reported in open session that it approved a settlement with Whittier College in the amount of $38,904.03 (vote 4–0–1; Mayor Joseph A. Vinatieri absent). The City Clerk adjourned the meeting at 10:20 p.m.
