By Tomas Wong / Share Lin

February 18, 2026

9. Old business

Discussion of Potential Legal Challenges to Inclusionary Housing Ordinances Statewide:

• The report provides an update on the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) and its effectiveness.
• Recentlegal developments and court rulings may create challenges in enforcing inclusionary housing requirements.
• Previousfinancial feasibility studies found that the IHO could make residential development more difficult, especially for smaller projects.
• Staff is asking the City Council to provide direction on whether toamend the ordinance to address legal concerns or continue the current pause on its enforcement.

March 4, 2026

11. Public hearing

11.B. Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to extend and amend Urgency Ordinance No. 2272 to place a general moratorium on data centers within the City of Monterey Park for 10 months and 15 day.

New Business

12.A. Consideration and possible action to call for a special election on June 2, 2026 and adding a proposition to the ballot prohibiting data centers citywide.

12.B. Consideration of Letter of Support for California Assembly Bill 1577, California Senate Bills 886, 887 and 978.

Data Center Legislation Support

• The report asks the City Council to consider sending letters of support for four California bills introduced in 2026 that regulate data centers.
• The proposed bills focus on energy and water usage transparency, utility rate structures for large energy users, environmental review requirements, and protections against cost shifts to other electricity customers.
• The legislation would require data centers to disclose resource consumption, undergo environmental review when applicable, and pay for infrastructure upgrades caused by their high electricity demand.
• Staff will submit letters of support and monitor the legislative process if the Council chooses to support any of the bills.
• There is no direct fiscal impact to the City for submitting these letters.