What La Habra is about to decide
The La Habra City Council meets Monday, September 21, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 100 East La Habra Boulevard, jointly with the Successor Agency, the Civic Improvement Authority and the Utility Authority. The 5:30 p.m. closed session is listed as “Cancelled.” These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — nothing below has been approved yet. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda (PDF) · La Habra agenda center · Written comments: cc@lahabraca.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting
💰 Contracts and money on consent
- $448,855.30 to Dell Computers for network virtualization equipment: one Dell EMC PowerStore 500T storage unit ($365,778.13) and one Dell PowerEdge R670 server ($83,077.17). Consent Item 6
- $272,594 to MIG, Inc. of San Diego, not to exceed, “utilizing the remaining unexpended project funds to complete the comprehensive update to the La Habra Boulevard Specific Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR).” Consent Item 9
- $80,000 to MV Cheng & Associates of Upland for contract compliance and special projects management for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act OC Workforce Solutions Youth Services Program, fiscal year 2026–2027. Consent Item 10
- $50,500 to Stetson Engineers, Inc. of Covina, as City Council and Utility Authority, for a periodic evaluation of La Habra’s groundwater management area in Basin 8-1 — with formal bidding waived under Municipal Code Section 4.20.080(B) because the firm “has established such a successful past history of work.” Utility Authority Item 1
- Warrants: Nos. 10609 through 11007 totaling $3,756,213.86, and wire transfers dated 9/14/26 and 9/22/26 totaling $781,340.64. Consent Item 11
🏠 Permits, claims and code
- La Habra 300 Bowl, 370 East Whittier Boulevard: a live entertainment use permit for a one-year period, subject to conditions, and a resolution approving it. Consent Item 8
- Conflict of Interest Code: a resolution repealing Resolution No. CC 2024-22 and adopting an amended code under Government Code Section 81000. Consent Item 2
- Three liability claims denied — Craig Martin, Taelynn Miller and Steven Torres — “in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.” Consent Items 3–5
- A notice of completion for the Annual Sidewalk Improvements Project, Fiscal Year 24-25 (City Project No. 1-R-25). Consent Item 7
📣 Public hearing and other business
- CDBG year-end report: a public hearing on the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), with authorization to submit it to HUD. Public Hearing 1
- Cal Cities conference: direction to the city’s voting delegate and alternates on a resolution to be considered at the 2026 League of California Cities annual conference in Anaheim, September 23–25. The agenda does not describe the resolution. Consideration Item 1
- Presentations: proclamations for World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Human Resources Professionals Day (September 26), and a “briefing regarding public safety response to recent industrial facility chemical incident and recent brush fire in La Habra Heights.” Presentations 1–3
- The council adjourns to Monday, October 5, 2026, closed session at 5:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is also published in Spanish.
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