Silvia Smith

This Urban Water Management Plan for the City of Alhambra provides a strategic roadmap for managing urban water resources through Fiscal Year 2044-45. It focuses on characterizing water use and supply, assessing water service reliability and drought risks, and implementing demand management measures and a Water Shortage Contingency Plan. The plan is designed to ensure adequate water supplies to meet future demands, comply with state water conservation mandates, and sustainably manage groundwater and imported water sources, while also considering climate change impacts.

The Design Review Board meeting included the approval of the Minutes from the previous meeting held on January 13, 2026. Discussion items involved two applications. The first application concerned exterior alterations to an existing 1-story Colonial-style residence at 2415 South Fremont Avenue, which was approved without conditions, though the Board requested further study on the symmetry of the front entry and window design. The second application involved the construction of a new 1,998 SF 2-story single-family residence with a 588 SF attached garage in the Spanish Revival style at 2508 Loma Vista Drive, which was approved subject to several conditions, including revisions to the front door details, roof design, elevation opening proportions, and window color schedule.

The Planning Commission meeting agenda included several key items for consideration. The Consent Agenda involved the review and approval of minutes from meetings held on December 15, 2025, June 21, 2021, and June 7, 2021. Public Hearings addressed an application for a Planned Development Permit and Tentative Tract Map at 231-235 South Curtis Avenue involving the demolition of two residences for a 10-unit condominium complex, with specific focus on Housing Crisis Act compliance, replacement unit requirements (a 3-bedroom low-income unit), and Density Bonus requests. A second Public Hearing concerned a Conditional Use Permit for the sale of beer and wine at an existing movie theater at 1 East Main St. The agenda also provided procedural rules regarding addressing the Commission, decorum standards, and accommodation requests.

The agenda included a consent item to review and approve the minutes from the January 13, 2026, Regular Meeting. Discussion items focused on design review applications. One application (DRB-25-167) for exterior alterations to an existing residence at 2415 South Fremont Avenue was recommended for approval without conditions. Another application (DRB-25-078) for the construction of a new two-story single-family residence in the Spanish Revival style at 2508 Loma Vista Drive was also recommended for approval without conditions. The meeting included a period for Oral Communications but concluded with no action taken on public comments due to Brown Act limitations.

The City Council held a Special Meeting as noticed. The primary agenda item detailed the planned move into a closed session to confer with the City's Real Property negotiator, confer with the City Attorney regarding potential or existing litigation (specifically WCAB Case No. ADJ19390478 concerning Andrew Nicholson), discuss personnel matters, and confer with the City's Labor Negotiators regarding employee associations (Alhambra Fire Department Management Association, Alhambra Police Officers' Association, and Alhambra Police Management Association). The City Clerk reported on the proper issuance of the meeting notice.