MPK City Council Meeting, December 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

The City of Monterey Park held a City Council meeting on December 17, 2025, which included several procurement and capital improvement discussions. Key procurement-related topics included the approval of the Garvey Avenue Improvement Project, funded by LA Metro's SR710 mobility funds, focusing on traffic capacity, pedestrian safety, and downtown enhancements with a construction timeline aiming for completion by the end of 2027. The council unanimously approved the staff recommendation to proceed with Alternative One, which maintains parking and allows future flexibility for bike lanes and bus rapid transit integration. Additionally, the council discussed the Atlantic Boulevard bike lanes project, which would remove 56 on-street parking spaces to add bike lanes between Newark Avenue and Harding Avenue. Due to concerns about community outreach and parking impacts, the council voted unanimously to defer the bike lane installation and restripe the street to its previous configuration, with plans to revisit the bike lane discussion during a future strategic planning session. The meeting also covered the approval of architectural design services for library renovations using grant funding, and the presentation of the city's annual financial audit, which reported a clean opinion and a general fund balance increase. The council expressed interest in exploring funding options for future capital projects, including a potential pool design, and emphasized the importance of continued community engagement and inter-city coordination on transportation projects.