Legislative Reports – May 2025

May 2025

Alhambra

By Jeff Huang

City Council authorizes the distribution of a Request for Proposal (RFP2M25-8) to provide professional consulting services to assist staff in the 11 5-12-25 administration of the City’s Historic Preservation Program and staffing the City’s Historic Preservation Commission.

Monterey Park

By Tomas Wong

Monterey Park City Council meeting on April 16, 2025:

The Monterey Park City acquired a commercial real estate property at 2537 Lee Ave. free and clear, worth $2 Million in lieu of non-reimbusrement payment from the Center International Investment, of the city spending $16 million to stabilize a hazardous hillside on 1688 W. Garvey Ave.

The other item is in regards to ADU, replacement housing and Administrative use permit. An ordinance implementing the MP General Plan by amending title 21 of the Monterey Park Municipal code. Amending the zoning map and establishing an incentive zone. The proposed amendment promotes public health, safety and general welfare, streamline application and review process, reduce barriers to the development of housing to address the shortage by providing a residential incentive.

San Gabriel

By Nanette Ong

Since April 2025, Vice Mayor Denise Menchaca took the seat as Mayor Menchaca for a one-year term. Following, Councilmember Eric Chan has been appointed Vice Mayor. San Gabriel has also introduced its new Economic Development Manager, Karen Ko, replacing former Economic Development Manager, Aldo Cervantes, who left three months ago.

Rosemead

By Tom Tseng

There is no major real estate related legislative update. Two Rosemead residents applied to build a single-family home. It goes through the design review at the Planning Commission.

Temple City

By Share Lin

No report.

Los Angeles County

By Shun Zhang

Adoption of Urgency Ordinance to Enable Prompt Abatement of Fire Debris from Uncleared Properties.

At no out-of-pocket cost, the vast majority of these property owners are participating in the removal of fire debris from their properties by opting into the government-run Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) program, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),

USACE has more than 200 debris removal crews working countywide and is remarkably clearing more than 3,000 properties every month. Estimates from USACE indicate that the majority of the debris removal may be completed as early as the end of June 2025.

Supervisor Horvath and Supervisor Barger had submitted an Adoption of Urgency Ordinance to Enable Prompt Abatement of Fire Debris from Uncleared Properties. Recommendation of an urgency ordinance, including the findings therein, to allow for the prompt abatement of uncontained fire ash and debris on non-responsive residential properties impacted by the January 2025 Fires. The properties will have until June 1, 2025, to pull a debris removal permit and until June 30, 2025, to complete removal of debris.