Economic development staff detailed a pipeline that includes completed infill projects and several pending large proposals; council members pressed staff on permit expirations and financing headwinds that could delay construction.

After discussion about the limits of current electric vehicles for specialty police roles and the need to upgrade City Hall electrical infrastructure, the council unanimously approved replacement and conversion of police vehicles, including K‑9 transport units.

City staff unveiled the MPK GIS Hub, a public website with interactive CIP, school finder and street-sweeping maps; staff said the hub went live the night before and will add translation and tutorials.

The assistant deputy city clerk reviewed translated‑ballot deadlines and vote‑center dates ahead of Nov. 3 and introduced the clerk office mascot 'Quill'; the city also launched a food drive serving local school families with three drop-off locations.

Sen. Sasha Renee Perez briefed the Monterey Park City Council on Sacramento legislation and local budget allocations, highlighting fire-recovery bills, stricter utility oversight, data-center and ALPR camera limits, and $15 million for a care/rebuilding fund for affected homeowners.

Battalion Chief Robert DeRosa updated the council on emergency preparedness: promoted the Great Shakeout earthquake drill on Oct. 15, described staff training and incident command readiness, and said the city's Emergency Operations Center received grant-funded upgrades including an integrated video wall and improved alerting via Everbridge.

A resident urged the council to terminate sharing agreements with Flock ALPR cameras, citing jurisdictional terminations and the vendor's inability to provide audit records proving deletion after 30 days; he encouraged attendance at a Sept. 12 teach‑in.

About 40 speakers took two-minute turns during public comment; most urged the council to let the city's Flock ALPR contract lapse, cited documented misuse elsewhere and opaque vendor terms, and asked for more audit transparency and an independent review.

Council voted unanimously to place a ballot proposition before voters that would amend Monterey Park's land-use element to allow optional HOME (housing overlay) zones in designated commercial/industrial areas; if approved by voters, council would adopt implementing zoning and activation would require future council approval and public hearings.

Police Chief Scott Weese described the department's automated license plate reader (ALPR/Flock) system, auditing safeguards and state legal protections and said the department will hold a public forum to demonstrate searches and the new public portal. Many residents later urged the council not to renew the Flock contract.

After a public hearing, council approved an amended development agreement and tentative map for a seven-story, 169-unit mixed-use development at 114 E. Garvey Ave., with roughly 16,300 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, 343 parking spaces and developer commitments including $200,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and $200,000 to park facilities.