What La Palma is about to decide

The council convenes Tuesday at 6:00 PM in closed session, with the open session beginning at 6:30 PM, in the Council Chambers at La Palma City Hall, 7822 Walker Street. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF) · meeting page

The headline: the council will consider introducing Ordinance No. 2026-01, which would amend the Municipal Code to incorporate the requirements of Assembly Bill 1572 on the use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf, and adopting an updated Citywide Records Management Policy and Schedule. On consent: an amendment to the sewer cleaning agreement with Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. raising the annual caps to $181,615 and $187,098, a contract of up to $57,000 with Golden Meters Service, Inc., and a $30,780.52 citywide sidewalk survey. In closed session, the council takes up one existing lawsuit and the City Manager’s performance evaluation.

💧 Regular items

Water-use ordinance, first reading. The council is asked to introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 2026-01 amending Chapter 42, Article VII, Section 42-267 of the La Palma Municipal Code “to incorporate the requirements of Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572) related to the use of potable water for irrigation of nonfunctional turf.” A first reading introduces an ordinance; it is not final adoption. Item 10
Records management policy. Adopt a resolution to update the Citywide Records Management Policy and Schedule. The agenda does not describe what changes. Item 9

💼 Contracts on consent

Sewer cleaning agreement amendment. Authorize the City Manager to amend the existing General Sewer Cleaning Services Agreement with Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. to ratify an additional $19,400 in contract expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025-26, “increasing the CPI-adjusted annual not-to-exceed amount from $162,215 to a revised amount not to exceed $181,615”; and to increase the Fiscal Year 2026-27 contract authority by $20,000, from the CPI-adjusted annual not-to-exceed amount of $167,098 to a revised amount not to exceed $187,098, to provide for additional citywide sewer cleaning services. Item 7
Water meter endpoints and antenna. Approve and authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Golden Meters Service, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $57,000 for the Neptune Meter Interface Unit Endpoints and Antenna Installation. Item 8
Citywide sidewalk survey. Approve the proposal from Precision Concrete Cutting in the amount of $30,780.52 for a Citywide Sidewalk Survey and authorize the City Manager to proceed with the work under the city’s existing contract with the firm. Item 6

🛣 Measure M2 and the Coyote Creek bridge

Bridge replacement funding extension. Adopt a resolution requesting that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) provide a 48-month extension of funds for the Measure M2 Comprehensive Regional Capacity Program Engineering Funds for the La Palma Avenue/Del Amo Boulevard over Coyote Creek Bridge Replacement Project (16-LPMA-ACE-3810). The agenda gives no dollar amount. Item 5
Annual Measure M2 eligibility package, Fiscal Year 2026-27. Adopt a resolution updating the Local Signal Synchronization Plan for the Measure M2 Program; approve the Measure M2 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and authorize the Acting Community Development & Public Works Director to submit the city’s Measure M2 Eligibility Package to OCTA. Item 4

🔒 Closed session, 6:00 PM

Existing litigation. A conference with legal counsel under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9. Name of case: David Casey, et al. v. City of Buena Park, et al., Case No. OCSC 30-2025-01497184-CU-PA-NJC. The agenda gives no further detail. Item CS-1
City Manager performance evaluation. A public employee performance evaluation under Government Code Section 54957. Title: City Manager. Item CS-2

🪑 Also on the agenda

Presentations: an update on the County of Orange by First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen; proclamations recognizing Cameron de Hoop, Timothy Mathew, Neelubh Navuduri, Kesav Vikesh Patel, Prathik Sasikumar, Mahin Jignesh Vyas, and Mantra Jignesh Vyas for earning the rank of Eagle Scout; recognition of Akshaya Karthik for her Distinguished Young Women of California Scholarship Award; a Business Spotlight Award to Johnie’s Jr. Broiler; and a Fire Prevention Week proclamation with a presentation from Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Matthew Schuetz. Presentations
Waive the reading of all ordinances; approve the September 1, 2026 City Council meeting minutes; and adopt a resolution approving the Register of Demands for September 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026. The agenda prints no total for the register. Items 1–3
The agenda prints a “Public Hearings” heading with no items listed under it.