Lynwood public meetings in 2025
18 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The Lynwood City Council regular meeting set for December 16, 2025 was cancelled. No agenda items were considered. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6 PM. The council chambers are located at 11350 Bullis Rd., Lynwood, CA 90262.
City Council
The City Council is meeting in a special closed session to discuss public employee matters. The session focuses on performance evaluations and employment for the City Manager and Interim City Manager.
- Performance evaluation of the Interim City Manager
- Employment discussion regarding the City Manager
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will meet in a regular closed session on December 2, 2025. The agenda includes standard procedural items such as call to order, agenda posting certification, and roll call, as well as a period for non‑agenda public oral communications. No specific policy decisions, contracts, or ordinances are listed for this meeting.
- Call to Order
- Certification of Agenda Posting by City Clerk
- Roll Call of Council Members
- Public Oral Communications (non‑agenda)
- Adjournment
City Council
The City Council will appoint a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem during a reorganization process. The body is also considering several contract amendments, including water management and cell tower leases, and a bid solicitation for senior center HVAC replacement.
- Appropriation of $75,000 for cleanup services with Conservation Corps of Long Beach through June 30, 2026
- Authorization to solicit bids for Lynwood Senior Center HVAC replacement using a $1,000,000 HUD grant
- Second amendment to the American Tower lease for the Verizon Wireless facility at 5107 Josephine Street
- Third amendment to the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management MOU through September 30, 2030
- Resolution to add Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve as permanent paid holidays for city employees
City Council
The City Council will hold a public hearing to adopt annual assessments for the Parking and Business Improvement District for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27. The body will also consider several infrastructure contracts, budget transfers for city parks, and the establishment of a council discretionary fund.
- Public hearing for Parking and Business Improvement District (PBID) assessments for FY 2025-26 and 2026-27
- Proposed $5,000 annual discretionary fund appropriation per Councilmember
- Contract for DMC Engineering for Water & Sewer CIP program not to exceed $112,000
- Budget transfer of $89,534 from Lynwood Park Mega Playground to Hydroseeding Turf Project
- Correction of Vicon Enterprise contract to $1,065,000 for Well 8 project piping and improvements
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will hold a special closed‑session meeting on November 18, 2025. Council members will confer with legal counsel about two pending litigation cases. They will meet with real‑property negotiators regarding the Alameda Triangle property (APNs 6169‑002‑912 and 6169‑001‑900) to discuss price and terms. The council will also address public employee employment matters concerning the City Manager.
- Conference with legal counsel on two anticipated litigation cases
- Conference with real‑property negotiators on Alameda Triangle property (APNs 6169‑002‑912, 6169‑001‑900) – price and terms
- Discussion of City Manager public employee employment matters
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will meet in a special closed session on November 18, 2025. The agenda lists a conference with labor negotiators representing the Lynwood Employees' Association/AFSCME Local 1920 and the Lynwood Employees' Management Group. No specific actions or decisions are detailed in the agenda.
- Closed‑session conference with Lynwood Employees' Association/AFSCME Local 1920 and management group
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will hold a closed‑session meeting to discuss whether to initiate litigation on one case. Council members will also review an existing lawsuit, Leon v. City of Lynwood (Case No. 24CMCV01881). A public employee performance evaluation for the City Manager will be considered. The meeting includes non‑agenda public oral communications and adjourns with the next meeting set for November 18, 2025.
- Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (one case)
- Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation (Leon v. City of Lynwood, Case No. 24CMCV01881)
- Public employee performance evaluation – City Manager
- Non‑agenda public oral communications (closed session)
- Adjournment and next regular meeting scheduled for November 18, 2025
City Council
The City Council will discuss several infrastructure projects, including mechanical equipment design and painting for the Natatorium. The body is also considering funding for rental assistance and a partnership for city tree planting.
- Professional services agreement of $63,000 to Counsilman-Hunsaker for Natatorium mechanical equipment design
- Support services agreement not to exceed $112,000 with DMC Engineering Inc for FY 2025-26 water and sewer projects
- Appropriation of $185,375.78 in PLHA grant funds for the Housing Rental Assistance Program
- MOU with TreePeople to plant 50-100 parkway trees and distribute 100-160 fruit trees at no cost to the city
- Project acceptance for the Natatorium paint project at 3770 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will hold a special meeting on October 28, 2025. Council members will hear a facilitated presentation covering three topics: the city budget, emergency preparedness and management, and an overview of the Capital Improvement Plan. No formal actions or votes are listed on the agenda. The meeting will be streamed via Zoom.
- Facilitated discussion on the city budget
- Facilitated discussion on emergency preparedness & management
- Facilitated discussion on Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) overview
City Council
The City Council will meet in closed session to conduct a performance evaluation and discuss the employment of the City Manager. The body will also confer with legal counsel regarding one case of anticipated litigation.
- Performance evaluation of the City Manager
- Employment discussion regarding the City Manager
- Conference with legal counsel regarding one case of anticipated litigation
- Approval of September 16, 2025 Closed Session meeting minutes
City Council
The City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the Parking and Business Improvement District (PBID) annual assessment and spending plan for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27. The body will also consider several service contracts and infrastructure project awards.
- Public hearing on PBID annual assessment and spending plan for FY 2025-26 and 2026-27
- Contract award to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for $567,000 for Norton Avenue and Carlin Avenue street improvements
- Professional services agreement with MKN & Associates for $281,293 for Ham Park reservoir and booster pump station design
- Contract award to HdL Companies for business license and cannabis tax services
- Consideration of an audit agreement and assignment agreement with Waste Resources, Inc.
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will hold a closed‑session meeting on October 7, 2025. Council members will hear public oral communications that are not on the agenda. The agenda includes a conference with legal counsel regarding one anticipated litigation case. The meeting will adjourn with the next regular meeting scheduled for October 21, 2025.
- Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (one case)
- Public oral communications (non‑agenda)
City Council
The council will act on items in the consent calendar, including approval of the FY 2025‑26 warrant register and adoption of a resolution awarding DMC Engineering Inc. a not‑to‑exceed $112,000 contract to provide support services for the water and sewer capital improvement program. The meeting also features presentations and proclamations, such as an update on law‑enforcement issues and a Breast Cancer Awareness Month proclamation. No other substantive agenda items are listed.
- Approve the FY 2025‑26 warrant register
- Award DMC Engineering Inc. a contract up to $112,000 for water & sewer CIP support services
- Presentation on law‑enforcement issues
- Proclamation recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Public oral communications (non‑agenda items)
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will hold a special closed‑session meeting on October 7, 2025. The agenda lists a public‑employee employment item concerning the City Manager. No other specific business is detailed. The meeting will be streamed via Zoom.
- Public employee employment matter: City Manager (closed session)
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will vote to approve the action minutes from the August 19, 2025 closed‑session meeting. The agenda also includes closed‑session discussion of a pending litigation case (one case) and the interim city manager position, but no final action is recorded. The meeting is a regular closed session on September 16, 2025 at the Council Chambers, 11350 Bullis Road.
- Approve August 19, 2025 Closed Session Regular Meeting Action Minutes (Consent Calendar Item 4.1)
- Closed‑session discussion of anticipated litigation (one case) under Government Code Section 54956.9
- Closed‑session discussion of public employee employment – interim city manager
City Council
The Lynwood City Council will consider approving the warrant register for FY 2025-2026 and a resolution to appoint Gabriel Gonzalez as Interim City Manager following the resignation of Julian Lee. The meeting also includes approval of contracts for animal sheltering services and water meter infrastructure.
- Approval of warrant register for FY 2025-2026
- Appointment of Gabriel Gonzalez as Interim City Manager
- Animal sheltering services contract with SPCA LA (not to exceed $376,800)
- Award of contract for new water meter boxes and lids (AMI program)
- Project acceptance for Slurry Seal Improvements and Thorson Avenue Alley Drainage
City Council
The City Council regular meeting scheduled for September 2, 2025, has been canceled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2025.