Economic Development Manager Joe Torres and planning staff briefed the council on a pipeline of completed, in‑construction and proposed projects — including several large mixed‑use proposals and multiple multifamily and condominium applications — and explained entitlement and permit timelines.

Battalion Chief Robert DeRosa briefed the council on the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill (Oct. 15), new grant‑funded Emergency Operations Center upgrades including an integrated video wall, and urged residents to register for Everbridge emergency alerts.

Sen. Sasha Renee Perez briefed the Monterey Park City Council on recent state legislation and budget wins tied to fire recovery, education and public health, and encouraged cities to request letters for competitive grants and HAP funding applications.

The council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting National Walk and Roll to School Day, citing Vision Zero goals and national data on child pedestrian deaths and injuries; members urged ongoing safety education and infrastructure efforts.

A long‑time Monterey Park resident told the council an outside audit shows problematic search logs and missing case numbers for police use of Flock surveillance cameras, and urged the city to engage in an 'meaningful two‑way discussion' and improve transparency and accountability.

During public comment and council discussion, residents raised concerns about consultant ridership baselines, alleged misrepresentations about connections to the Metro E Line, potential safety and traffic impacts, and called for robust local outreach and protections for businesses.

After presentations from Metro, the San Gabriel Valley COG and consultants, the council directed staff to pursue environmental clearance and Metro coordination for peak‑hour bus lanes and related improvements on Atlantic and Garvey; council emphasized outreach and asked Metro to consider funding a parking structure.

The Monterey Park City Council unanimously approved revised meeting procedures to comply with California Senate Bill 707, including mandatory remote-access standards, agenda translations (Spanish and Chinese where required), and a tiered public-comment timing system that scales speaker time by total speakers.