Letty Lopez-Viado
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- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 28:03
- Avg per meeting
- 7:01
- Segments
- 569
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Top issues during term (20)
Street Sweeping Program Update
Residents fear a wave of parking fines plus the cost of new vehicles and code enforcement staffing for weekly sweeps.
Altamira Drive hillside evaluation
Geotechnical survey cost not yet known; the manager said it exceeds his signature authority so a budget amendment is needed.
Community Services Special Events Funding
$182,751 transferred within the Community Services Department budget, including $55,000 for the Boba Fest.
Scale, neighborhood compatibility, and infrastructure limits
Major infrastructure investments would be needed if traffic and utility demands increase; neighbors say none are planned.
Federal and State Public Safety Grants
About $166,284 in state grant funds, not general fund money.
CIP project timelines and Fire Station One design
Seven rounds of station design plans have cost $1.38 million to date, per a public speaker.
Community Services Manager classification change
Salary ranges were included in the agenda packet but not in the available material; new classifications affect the city payroll.
Caltrans coordination, freeway cleanliness, and stalled underpass
A limited Caltrans reimbursement pool could return money to the city for maintenance work it performs.
Galster Park fires ruled arson; joint meeting request unresolved
Residents near the park worry about rising or unobtainable homeowners insurance rates.
Long-Range Financial Forecast FY 2027-2031
The forecast projects city finances through 2031, framing future budget choices.
Building Code Updates
Homeowners doing minor exterior work could save roughly $527 in review fees and weeks of waiting.
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budget
The budget sets total city spending for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, though the total figure was not in the agenda text.
Galster Wilderness Park Nature Center Partnership
Not specified; volunteer-driven restoration.
Fire Department Wellness Program with On Duty Health
$106,260 per year ($1,518 per firefighter) once a funding source is found; officials say lower workers' comp and overtime costs could offset it.
Citywide traffic improvements
Costs of the specific traffic improvements aren't detailed in the available materials.
Fire Station 3 emergency repairs
Emergency repairs continued under the resolution; total cost not stated at the meeting.
Anonymous attack letters targeting police chief and council
Who knows if this bickering is costing taxpayers money, but it's definitely not a good look for city leadership.
Firefighters' Association Side Letter Agreement
The agenda documents provided don't spell out a cost figure for this agreement.
Adult day care facility in downtown West Covina
No city cost; the project also frees participants' families from daytime care duties.
Code enforcement history and outstanding cases
Decisions during term (94)
Recorded while Lopez-Viado was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Administrative Permit No. 26-33 and Design Review No. 25-145 — 1140 South Spring Meadow Drive
Approval of minutes — October 13, 2026 regular meeting
Approval of minutes — October 13, 2026
Approval of October 6, 2026 meeting minutes (Consent Item 1)
Consent calendar items 1, 3, 7, 8
Item 4 — Altamira Drive Hillside Evaluation RFP and Resolution 2026-103
Item 5 — Verdugo Fire Communications Dispatch Agreement
Item 6 — SLESA expenditures
Council request — $50,000 per-event budget cap study
Council request — remove health department from budget
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes, September 22, 2026
Conditional Use Permit No. 25-05 — PALS Inc. Adult Day Care, 421 S. Glendora Avenue (Resolution No. 26-6186)
Consent Calendar Items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
Resolution No. 2026-100 — Firefighters' Side Letter of Agreement (WCFFA Local 3226)
Approval of September 1, 2026 Meeting Minutes (Item 1)
Biennial Review of Conflict of Interest Code (Item 2)
Memorandum of Agreement with SGVCOG for Regional Food Recovery Program (Item 3)
Resolution 2026-99 Opposing Data Centers and Battery Storage Facilities (Item 5)
Consent Item 6: FY 2026-27 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program law enforcement grant (Resolution No. 2026-88)
Consent Item 5: Community Services Manager classification repeal and replacement (Resolution No. 2026-96)
Voting record (41)
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Council request — $50,000 per-event budget cap study
Council request — remove health department from budget
Consent Calendar Items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
Resolution No. 2026-100 — Firefighters' Side Letter of Agreement (WCFFA Local 3226)
Approval of September 1, 2026 Meeting Minutes (Item 1)
Biennial Review of Conflict of Interest Code (Item 2)
Memorandum of Agreement with SGVCOG for Regional Food Recovery Program (Item 3)
Resolution 2026-99 Opposing Data Centers and Battery Storage Facilities (Item 5)
Consent Item 6: FY 2026-27 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program law enforcement grant (Resolution No. 2026-88)
Consent Item 4: Dell Marketing L.P. Microsoft agreement
Item 2 — MV Transportation services and lease agreement extensions
Item 5 — TransTech engineering services agreement and budget amendment
Item 6 — Citywide pedestrian and vehicle traffic safety improvements (Project 26-014)
Item 9 — Third quarter financial report FY 2025-26
Item 10 — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) FY 2025
Item 11 — Palo Alto Networks firewall and endpoint protection upgrade
Item 12 — Audit services agreement (Van Lant & Frankel)
Item 13 — Budget amendments FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27
Item 14 — Corrective action plan update for state auditor report 2024-801
Item 15 — Purchasing report
Item 18 — RFP for Del Norte Park improvements and dog park (Project 24-001)
Item 19 — Clear Channel advertising bus shelters
Item 20 — 2026 Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Phase 1 recommendations
Budget amendment for legal services (Item 3, Resolution 2026-87)
Parks and Recreation Master Plan — one more community workshop (Item 13)
Adopt Ordinance No. 2541 — Zone Change No. 25-01, 1501 W. Del Norte Street
Consent Calendar Items 2 through 7 (budget amendments, assessments, sewer charge, Fire Station 3 repairs)
Cantos motion to revert street sweeping to pre-January 2025 schedule
Opposed reverting due to contract exposure
Diaz motion to direct staff to negotiate street sweeping contract amendments
Consent calendar (items 1-7 except pulled 1, 2, 3, 5)
Approval of May 5 and May 19, 2026 meeting minutes (pulled Item 1)
City Manager employment agreement with Milan Mrakich (pulled Item 2)
Resolutions calling the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election (pulled Item 3)
Fire Department wellness agreement with On Duty Health (pulled Item 5)
Program Year 2026 CDBG Action Plan (Item 8, public hearing)
Introduction of Ordinance 2540 — Code Amendment 26-01 (Item 9, public hearing)
Adoption of Ordinance 2539 — mandatory spay/neuter and microchipping (Item 10, public hearing)
Hoped the program would extend region-wide across the San Gabriel Valley