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Budget outlook stays strong

San DimasMay 13, 20261 min read

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San Dimas staff said the preliminary 2026-27 budget projects a $235,000 General Fund surplus on about $35 million in revenue, with no program cuts proposed and reserves expected to top $44 million.

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The City Council reviewed San Dimas’s draft budget and heard that the city expects to end the year with a small surplus and healthy reserves. Staff said no program cuts are planned, and about $8.5 million is slated for capital projects such as street work, city yard upgrades, park and facility improvements, and equipment. Councilmembers also approved several routine items, including street rehabilitation work and a final tract map for property on East Baseline Road. The council also received an update on city job vacancies and recruitment efforts.

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Approved the warrant register totaling $473,366.34
Approved minutes from the April 14, 2026 study session and City Council meeting
Awarded Construction Contract 2026-03 for the Monte Vista Ave, Sixth St, and Cannon Ave Street Rehabilitation Project to Gentry Brothers, Inc. for $725,100, with an overall project budget of $885,100
Approved Final Tract Map 83304 for properties at 327 East Baseline Road and unaddressed properties (APN: 8661-017-011)
Received and filed the presentation on vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts under Assembly Bill 2561
Received and filed the city’s presentation of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 draft budget

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City Council Meeting

May 13, 2026, 2:00 AMCITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA, TUESDAY MAY 12, 2026, 7:00 PM, SAN DIMAS COUNCIL CHAMBERcompleted

Agenda

Recognize 2026 Nonprofit of the Year Soroptimist International San Dimas/La Verne
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Decision: Packet: RECOGNITION
Recognize San Dimas High School Girls Water Polo
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Decision: Packet: RECOGNITION
Recognize “Older Americans Recognition Month” – James Shirley
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Decision: Packet: RECOGNITION
Senior Club Annual Report – Verbal
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Decision: Packet: PRESENTATION
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Annual Report
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Decision: Packet: PRESENTATION
Recognize Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & HSD Awareness Month
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Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.)
Adopt Resolution 2026-26, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for the Pre-Paid Warrant Register of April 30, 2026, in the amount of $579,761.89 and Warrant Register of May 15, 2026, in the amount of $514,944.39.
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Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.)
Approve Minutes of the April 28, 2026 City Council Study Session and April 28, 2026 City Council Meeting
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Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.)
Reject Bids Submitted for the Replacement of the City Hall HVAC Boiler System
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Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.)
Approve a Vendor Services Agreement with the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce to Provide Economic and Business Support Activities in an Amount not to Exceed $20,000
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Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.)
Approve Tentative Parcel Map 25-02 (TPM 84866), Development Plan Review 25-18 & Tree Permit 25-14; Subdivision of one (1) existing 17,274 Square-foot Lot into Two (2) Lots for the Development of a New 1,946 Square-foot Two-story Single-family Residence with an Attached 490 Square-foot Two-car Garage and a 1,000 Square-foot Detached ADU on Each Lot (1356 W. Cienega Avenue (APNs: 8385-002-037 & 8385-002-038) The Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines under Section 15332 RECOMMENDATION: Staff and the Planning Commission recommend the City Council: Adopt Resolution 2026-27 (Attachment 1), approving Tentative Parcel Map 25-02 (TPM 84866), Development Plan Review 25-18, and Tree Permit 25-14. The Planning Commission recommends the City Council: Approve the Applicant’s request for a waiver from the Code requirement to underground existing off-site utilities, delete Condition No. 28 from the Conditions of Approval, and add the following WHEREAS, to the resolution waiving the undergrounding requirement: “ WHEREAS , the Applicant requested a waiver from the Code requirement to underground existing off-site utilities, per SDMC Section 17.32.110 Off-site improvements and 17.32.130 Underground utilities; and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the waiver of underground utilities to the City Council at the April 16, 2026, public hearing; and City Council approved the Applicant’s request for a waiver at the May 12, 2026, public hearing; and”
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Decision: Packet: PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
City Manager
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Decision: Packet: CITY REPORTS
City Attorney
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Members of the City Council Councilmembers’ Report on Meetings Attended at the Expense of the Local Agency (Pursuant to AB 1234 – G.C. §53232.3(d) City Council Requests for Future Items, Comments and Updates
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Decision: Packet: CITY REPORTS