Cerritos meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Cerritos agendas list water and sewer rate petition, home additions and economic plan; no minutes yet published

Cerritos City Council agendas for Oct. 6 and Oct. 12 each list a voter-initiated petition to repeal water and sewer rate increases and to establish new rates based on a cost-of-service analysis. Minutes for both meetings have not been published in the records supplied, so this roundup cannot report what the council decided, how members voted, or what any rate change would cost. The same four items appear on both agendas.

Water and sewer rate petition

The petition review is listed on both the Oct. 6 and Oct. 12 City Council agendas. The agendas describe it as a voter-initiated petition to repeal water and sewer rate increases and to establish new rates based on a cost-of-service analysis. No proposed rate, percentage, dollar amount or effective date appears in the supplied summaries. Because only agendas are available, the item's status is not established by this record; the material does not state whether the Oct. 6 item was heard, continued, or carried over to Oct. 12.

Advisory boards, League presentation and payments

Both council agendas also list City Council appointments to Cerritos Advisory Boards for the 2025-2027 term, an informational presentation from the League of California Cities, and approval of the Register of Demands dated October 12, 2026. The Register of Demands item is listed without an amount in the supplied material. The appointments are listed as items to be considered; the record does not show who was appointed, if anyone.

Planning Commission: two home additions

The Planning Commission's Oct. 9 agenda lists public hearings on two precise plans for home additions:

• Precise Plan 2026-8: a first- and second-floor addition at 17909 Point Arguello Place.
• Precise Plan 2026-9: a first-floor addition and a new second floor at 18413 Maria Place.

The commission was also scheduled to review minutes from its September 2, 2026 meeting. No minutes from the Oct. 9 meeting have been published, so whether either plan was approved, denied or continued is not established here.

Economic Development Commission

On Oct. 13, the Economic Development Commission was scheduled to review and consider an informational report on a draft City of Cerritos Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP), and to approve minutes from its August 11, 2026 meeting. The supplied summary describes the EDSP item as informational; no plan contents, targets or recommendations are included in the record.

A separate entry dated Oct. 8 states that an Economic Development Commission meeting "scheduled for June 30, 2026, was canceled" and that no business was conducted or discussed. The supplied record does not reconcile the Oct. 8 entry date with the June 30 date it describes.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the supplied data for the next 14 days, and no future agendas were provided. Readers should check the City of Cerritos's official agenda postings for the authoritative schedule, and for minutes of the October meetings once they are published.

Cerritos agendas: water and sewer rate petition, closed session on three top city posts

Cerritos City Council agendas from the past two weeks put a voter petition on water and sewer rates and closed-session discussions about three top city positions on the table. No minutes have been published for any of the meetings listed in the record provided, so it does not show what, if anything, the council decided.

Water and sewer rate petition on the Oct. 6 agenda

The City Council meeting of Oct. 6, 2026 lists a review of a voter-initiated petition to repeal water and sewer rate increases and to establish new rates based on a cost-of-service analysis. The record describes the item as scheduled for review. It contains no staff recommendation, no proposed rate figure, and no vote. No dollar amounts appear anywhere in the material provided.

Closed session on City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk

Two entries describe a City Council special meeting covering the same three subjects. Under California Government Code Section 54957(b), closed session items 5A, 5B and 5C address appointment, evaluation or dismissal of the City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Clerk. One entry states the meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.; the entries are dated Sept. 29 and Sept. 30.

Public comment is limited to items on the special agenda, at three minutes per person. A closed session report is to be available at the Office of the City Clerk within 24 hours, with a verbal report at the next regular meeting. The record does not state whether any action was taken on any of the three positions.

Other items on the Oct. 6 agenda

• City Council appointments to Cerritos Advisory Boards for the 2025-2027 term
• An informational presentation from the League of California Cities
• Approval of a Register of Demands dated October 12, 2026

The meeting is listed as hybrid, at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, with in-person, Zoom and written comment options.

Canceled meetings

The Property Preservation Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 is canceled, according to a notice posted Tuesday, June 30, 2026. That same notice also cancels regular meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency, Economic Development Commission, Community Safety Committee, Senior Services Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission and City Celebrations Committee on various dates, and lists special meetings for the City Celebrations Committee, Senior Services Commission and Community Safety Committee on dates including July 22, Aug. 18, Aug. 19, Oct. 28 and Nov. 18, 2026. The notice gives no agenda items or discussion topics. Questions are directed to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 916-1248 or [email protected].

A separate entry for the Economic Development Commission is dated Oct. 8, 2026, but its summary text refers to a meeting scheduled for June 30, 2026 that was canceled, with no business conducted or discussed. The record does not reconcile the two dates.

What the record does not show

Every item above comes from agendas or cancellation notices. No minutes are published for any of them, so there are no vote tallies, no dollar figures and no confirmed outcomes. Missing minutes are not evidence that nothing happened; they mean the result is not established by the material available.

Coming up

The list of upcoming meetings provided for the next 14 days is empty. The June 30 cancellation notice does list special meetings on Oct. 28 and Nov. 18, 2026 for the City Celebrations Committee, Senior Services Commission and Community Safety Committee, but the record does not give times or locations for them. Residents who want details should check with the Office of the City Clerk.

Cerritos Planning Commission weighed Dick's House of Sport proposal; multiple commission meetings canceled through December

The Cerritos Planning Commission was scheduled to hold public hearings on a proposed 142,000-square-foot Dick's House of Sport retail and sports experience store at Los Cerritos Mall, according to a July 1 agenda. Minutes from that meeting have not yet been published, so outcomes are not yet available.

Planning Commission — July 1

The agenda listed two public hearings:

• **Precise Plan 2026-6:** A recommendation to approve a Dick's House of Sport store at 100 Los Cerritos Mall. The project covers 142,000 square feet on 4.65 acres. The agenda states the project is categorically exempt from CEQA review under Section 15332.
• **Precise Plan 1969-5(2026) Amendment:** A proposal to remodel the exterior of Carmenita Plaza North Shopping Center at 13321–13349 Artesia Boulevard and 17303 Carmenita Road. This project is claimed exempt from CEQA under Section 15301.

The commission was also set to consider approving minutes from its June 3, 2026 meeting on the consent calendar. Because only the agenda is available and minutes have not been published, no vote tallies or final decisions can be reported.

Property Preservation Commission — June 30

A separate Property Preservation Commission meeting was scheduled with two nuisance cases on the agenda:

• **PPC 2026-22 at 19204 Almadin Avenue:** The commission was to determine whether the property constitutes a nuisance for lack of landscape maintenance and dead vegetation. The agenda proposed a 21-day abatement period.
• **PPC 2026-23 at 13240 Destino Place:** The commission was to review overgrown vegetation and lack of landscape maintenance. The agenda proposed a 7-day abatement period.

The consent calendar included approval of minutes from the May 26, 2026 regular meeting. Minutes from this June 30 meeting have not yet been published, so no outcomes are available.

Wave of Meeting Cancellations

The City of Cerritos issued notices on June 30 canceling numerous regular meetings of its commissions and committees through December 2026. No business was conducted at any canceled meeting. The cancellations include:

• **City Council/Successor Agency:** Regular meetings canceled on July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, and December 8.
• **Economic Development Commission:** July 14 meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber canceled.
• **Community Safety Committee:** Regular meetings on July 15 and September 16 canceled. Special meetings scheduled for August 19 and November 18.
• **Parks and Recreation Commission:** Special meeting on August 6 canceled; regular meetings on October 1 and November 5 canceled.
• **Property Preservation Commission:** Regular meetings on August 25, September 29, and November 24 canceled.
• **Senior Services Commission:** June 30 regular meeting canceled.
• **City Celebrations Committee:** June 30 regular meeting canceled; special meeting scheduled for July 22 at the Community Safety location.

The notices are procedural and contain no substantive agenda items, votes, or policy discussions. Residents are directed to cerritos.gov/agendas for updates on rescheduled dates.

Coming Up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. The next scheduled special meeting noted in the cancellation notices is the City Celebrations Committee on July 22, 2026. Residents should check cerritos.gov/agendas for any additions or changes.