Roll calls · City Council
Al Rios
Vice Mayor, South Gate City Council · official portrait, Official portrait
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- 5–0
Approve MOU with Habitat for Humanity/Partnership Housing to set terms for a DDA and AHA, and authorize execution ↗
yesItem 1 · May 12 meetingpassed - 5–0
- 5–0
Received and filed presentation on Social Model Recovery Systems on community factors and best practices in retail tobacco control ↗
yesItem 4 · Apr 28 meetingcarried unanimously - 5–0
Received and filed list of new and promoted full-time employees hired or promoted during March 2026 ↗
yesItem 3 · Apr 28 meetingcarried unanimously - 5–0
- 4–0
Contract Change Orders 15 and 16 with Sequel Contractors and $500,000 Proposition C appropriation; Davila recused ↗
yesItem 8 · Apr 20 meetingcarried - 4–0
License Agreement with LADWP for sidewalk improvements at I-710 Firestone Blvd on-ramp; Hurtado recused ↗
yesItem 7 · Apr 20 meetingcarried - 5–0
Approved Consent Calendar items; Hurtado recused on item 7 and Davila recused on item 8 ↗
yesItem 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 · Apr 20 meetingcarried - 4–1
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-14-CC placing Utility Users Tax measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot and reviewed draft ordinance ↗
yesItem 2 · Apr 20 meetingcarried - 4–1
- 5–0
Do not intervene in Southern California Edison action but monitor the case closely ↗
yesItem 2(c) · Apr 14 meetingpassed - 5–0
Retain counsel to defend Jonathan Dominic Aguilar vs COSG, et al. ↗
yesItem 2(b) · Apr 14 meetingpassed - 4–0
Approve a tentative settlement in Robert Mendoza vs COSG ↗
Not recordedItem 2(a) · Apr 14 meetingpassed - 5–0
- 5–0
Approve defense of Coalition for Clean Air v. City of South Gate by City Attorney's Office with directions to City Manager ↗
yesItem 2(a) · Mar 24 meetingpassed - 3–0–2
Approve tentative settlement in Esteban Hernandez v. City of South Gate ↗
yesItem 1(b) · Mar 10 meetingpassed 3-0 - 3–0–2
Approve tentative settlement in Luis Mondeagon v. City of South Gate ↗
yesItem 1(a) · Mar 10 meetingpassed 3-0 - 5–0
- 5–0
Approved special and regular meeting minutes of January 13, 2026 and January 27, 2026 ↗
yesItem 5 · Feb 24 meetingpassed - 4–0
Approved SCE permanent easement at 4035 Tweedy Blvd and authorized Mayor to execute the easement ↗
yesItem 4 · Feb 24 meetingpassed - 4–1
Declared a fiscal emergency, called a special election on the Utility Users Tax, and reviewed the draft ordinance ↗
yesItem 3 · Feb 24 meetingpassed - 5–0
Opened public hearing, received testimony, and continued the item to the March 10, 2026 meeting ↗
yesItem 2 · Feb 24 meetingpassed - 5–0
- 5–0
Authorized proposed settlement in Gabina Galaz v. City of South Gate ↗
yesItem 1(c) · Feb 10 meetingpassed - 5–0
Authorized defense of Meredith Elguira matter by outside counsel ↗
yesItem 1(b) · Feb 10 meetingpassed - 5–0
Authorized defense of Scottsdale Insurance Company v. City of South Gate by the City Attorney ↗
yesItem 1(a) · Feb 10 meetingpassed - 5–0
Approved agreement with Street Soccer USA for Hollydale Regional Park facility, authorized City Manager, waived permit fees ↗
yesItem 2 · Feb 10 meetingpassed - 4–0
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-04-CC in support of the Lower LA River Para Todos Campaign ↗
yesItem 1 · Feb 10 meetingpassed - 5–0
- 5–0
- 5–0
Action on Maria Del Rosario Gonzalez claim involving a city sidewalk ↗
yesItem 1(c) · Jan 13 meetingpassed 5-0 - 5–0
Action on Ramos Diaz matter involving a city vehicle collision ↗
yesItem 1(b) · Jan 13 meetingpassed 5-0 - 5–0
- 5–0
Received and filed a presentation on Street Soccer USA ↗
yesItem 3 · Jan 13 meetingcarried unanimously - 5–0
- 5–0
- 5–0
Authorized defense in Bertha Iniguez sidewalk fall lawsuit ↗
yesItem 1(d) · Nov 25 meetingcarried 5-0 - 5–0
Authorized defense in Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 federal civil rights case ↗
yesItem 1(c) · Nov 25 meetingcarried 5-0 - 5–0
Denied claim of Emmanuel Carrillo regarding seizure sustained at South Gate Park ↗
yesItem 1(b) · Nov 25 meetingcarried 5-0 - 5–0
Rejected settlement offer in Esteban Hernandez v. City of South Gate trip-and-fall claim ↗
yesItem 1(a) · Nov 25 meetingcarried 5-0 - 5–0
Received and filed list of new and promoted full-time employees hired or promoted during October 2025 ↗
yesItem 2 · Nov 25 meetingcarried unanimously - 5–0
Authorized City Attorney defense of the complaint and denial of the two other claims not yet lawsuits ↗
yesItem 1(c), 1(d), 1(e) · Nov 11 meetingcarried 5-0 - 3–0
Authorized settlement of a former employee's claim against the city, contingent and to be disclosed per Brown Act ↗
yesItem 1(a) · Nov 11 meetingcarried 3-0