Pomona
A diverse working-class city in the Pomona Valley of eastern LA County, Pomona is home to the Fairplex and the LA County Fair, Cal Poly Pomona, and a historic downtown arts colony.
- Population 151,713
- Size band large
- Area 22.95 sq mi
- Government Council–Manager (charter)
- Council by-district
- Incorporated 1888
Coverage: 9 meetings · 81 substantive items · 2026-03-02 → 2026-06-01 · agenda source: Legistar
Pomona's council from March through late May 2026 has concentrated on three overlapping priorities: a major push to add permanent supportive housing, reconstruction of aging infrastructure, and completion of the FY 2026-27 budget cycle. The homelessness response has been the period's most financially active thread — a $2.245 million purchase of prefabricated modular units in March was followed by a $4.45 million installation contract in April, underpinned by an ordinance waiving normal procurement rules for homeless projects and a $1.88 million Housing Authority budget amendment for HUD housing choice vouchers. Infrastructure investment has been equally substantial: $8.19 million for reservoir rehabilitation, $1.32 million for sewer pipeline replacement, $2.424 million for street preservation, and a $12.44 million CIP amendment for downtown commercial and Fox Theater improvements — with numerous smaller contracts covering roofs, signals, water wells, and energy upgrades at city facilities.
Several threads show clear forward motion over the period. A camping-on-public-property ordinance was introduced in April, reached first reading in May, and a second-reading signal indicates it is headed for final adoption. The budget cycle ran its standard arc — a mid-year General Fund review in March, a proposed-budget workshop in May, and full FY 2026-27 adoption at a special session on May 26. Water and environmental investment has been a consistent sub-theme throughout: reservoir work, smart irrigation controllers, EV charging infrastructure, a solar-battery energy services contract, and adoption of an updated Urban Water Management Plan all appeared in the same window. The council also moved quickly on police accountability, creating an ad hoc review committee for the Police Oversight Commission in early March and confirming an appointment by March 16.
Beyond spending, the council took several notable policy stances: a resolution restricting city property from use as federal immigration enforcement staging grounds (March), an agreement to activate the Pomona North A Line station with LACMTA (March), approval of a Safety Action Plan for traffic safety (April), and a historic landmark designation for a local McDonald's tied to the city's Route 66 heritage. Fee adjustments recurred across the period — mobile home rent adjustment petition fees, business license and utility tax CPI indexing, and an annual service-fee update — indicating active attention to the city's revenue structure heading into the new fiscal year.
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Key items (8)
- [26-1178] Amendment to FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget; Approval of Agreement and Allocation for Fox Theater Improvement Program; and Allocation of Pomona Development Accelerator Fund It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Adopt the following Resolution (Attachment No. 1): RESOLUTION NO. 2026-23 -- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE FY 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CLOSING WORKTAG: 73368-DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURES, RELEASING THE REMAINING SERIES BI (AW) $1,416,248 AND SERIES BI (AX/AI) $12,440,004 BOND PROCEEDS TOTALING $13,856,252; CREATING WORKTAG: PRJ-00001 - DOWNTOWN POMONA COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING A TOTAL OF $13,856,252 OF WHICH $1,416,248 IS FROM SERIES BI (AW) AND $12,440,004 IS FROM SERIES BI (AX/AI) OF AVAILABLE BOND PROCEEDS 2. Approve Agreement for Fox Theater Improvement Program (Attachment No. 2) and Allocating $600,000 from — Pomona, 2026-03-02 · Largest single capital commitment in the period — $12.44M CIP amendment anchoring the downtown and Fox Theater revitalization program.
- [26-1138] Adopt Resolution No. 2026-03 Amending the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget and Award of Contract to Pacific Hydrotech Corporation - It is recommended that the City Council take the following action: 1) Approve the categorical exemption from CEQA pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15302; 2) Adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2025-26 CIP BUDGET BY INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS BY A TOTAL OF $5,732,177 FROM THE WATER FUND TO THE WORKTAG: PROJECT 95082 - RESERVOIR/ TREATMENT/ PRODUCTION REHABILITATION 3) Approve a construction contract with Pacific Hydrotech Corporation (PHC) for Worktag: Project 95082 - Reservoir/Treatment/Production (for Design-Build Reservoir 6 Roof Replacement) in the amount of $8,193,900; and, 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City and any subsequent documents and amendments subject to approval as — Pomona, 2026-03-02 · $8.19M reservoir rehabilitation is the largest water infrastructure contract and part of a sustained water-system investment arc.
- [26-1264] Amend the FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budgets and award a construction contract to Angeles Contractor, Inc. in the amount of $2,773,405 for the installation of housing modulars It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Adopt the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-34 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA TO AMEND THE FY 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET TO ADJUST REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT FUNDING (TRI-CITY) AND AMEND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING A NEW CIP PROJECT, “2040 N. GAREY AVENUE HOUSING UNITS”, FD428 CIP | CC1791 CIP | WORKTAG: PRJ-00004 APPROPRIATING $4,448,850 IN TRI-CITY FUNDING AND REAPPROPRIATE $985,567 OF SERIES AQ HOUSING BOND PROCEEDS FROM “252 E. 4TH STREET MAJOR REHABILIATION,” FD428 CIP | CC2590 CIP | WORKTAG: PROJECT 71210 TO NEWLY CREATED PROJECT 2) Award a construction contract to ACI for the inst — Pomona, 2026-04-06 · $4.45M modular housing installation contract is the culmination of the council's most active homelessness-response spending thread.
- [26-1290] Award Construction Contract to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the Amount of $2,424,000 for “Street Preservation - Local Citywide (FY-25-26),” FD428, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) | CC2590 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) | Worktag: Project 68598 to Include all Base Bid and Additive Alternate Items It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Award a construction contract to the lowest responsive bid from Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for “Street Preservation - Local Citywide (FY 25-26),” FD428, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) | CC2590 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) | Worktag: Project 68598 to include all Base Bid and Additive Alternate items in the amount of $2,424,000; 2) Authorize the execution of potential amendments / change orders up to 40 percent of the original contract price to allow for the inclusion of additional streets/work as needed; 3) Find that the project referenced above is categorically exempt from the California Environmental — Pomona, 2026-04-20 · $2.424M street preservation contract illustrates the scale of routine infrastructure maintenance the council is sustaining.
- [26-1339] Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Relating to Camping and Storing Personal Property on Public Property It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 4369 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 (“STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES”), ARTICLE XII (“CAMPING, SLEEPING OR STORAGE OF PROPERTY”), SECTIONS 46-601 - 46-606 OF THE POMONA CITY CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 46-607 - 46-611 RELATING TO CAMPING AND STORING PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY — Pomona, 2026-05-04 · Camping-and-public-property ordinance is the legislative centerpiece of the homelessness response, still advancing toward final adoption.
- [26-1113] Public Hearing: Adoption of Resolutions Approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 City of Pomona Operating Budget, Housing Authority Budget, Housing Authority Budget, Five Year Capital Improvement Program Budget, establishing the FY 2026-27 Gann Appropriations Limit, and approve section 115 Trust Payment It is recommended that the City Council and the City Council sitting as the Commission of the Housing Authority conduct the public hearing and after receiving comments and testimony, adopt respectively the following resolutions: 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-58 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE CITY’S OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-59- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA SITTING AS THE COMMISSION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF POMONA, ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET 3. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-60 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY — Pomona, 2026-05-26 · FY 2026-27 budget adoption closes the multi-month fiscal cycle visible across the entire item set.
- [26-1296] Adoption of a Resolution Restricting Use of City Property for Federal Enforcement Staging It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-42 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, RESTRICTING USE OF CITY PROPERTY FOR FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT STAGING — Pomona, 2026-04-06 · Resolution barring city property as federal immigration staging grounds is a distinct policy stance with no direct spending analog.
- [25-1955] Approval of Agreement Between City of Pomona and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for Station Activation of Pomona North A Line Station It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Discuss and provide recommendations to the Staff on activation types that can be incorporated into Exhibit A - Description of Activations in Agreement. 2) Approve the Agreement between the City of Pomona and LACMTA and authorize the City Manager to execute in substantial form, inclusive of completing necessary exhibits and activation details. — Pomona, 2026-03-16 · LACMTA agreement for Pomona North A Line station activation marks a concrete transit milestone with long-term land-use implications.
Scorecard vs 6 cohort peers
Each topic is shown as this city's share of council attention (% of its substantive items) next to the median share of its peer cohort — so size doesn't distort the comparison. Dollars are shown per resident (a causal denominator) and suppressed where too few peers have extracted amounts.
| Topic | Attention share | Peer median | vs peers | $ / resident | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget & Finance | 26% | 31% | ▼ -4pp | $192.16 | $607.19 |
| Streets & Infrastructure | 17% | 11% | ▲ +6pp | $83.95 | $268.65 |
| Governance & Administration | 16% | 24% | ▼ -8pp | — | $8.85 |
| Public Safety | 12% | 5% | ▲ +7pp | $9.72 | $9.83 |
| Climate & Environment | 9% | 5% | ▲ +4pp | $7.92 | $137.87 |
| Housing | 7% | 4% | ▲ +4pp | $41.73 | $25.88 |
| Permitting & Land Use | 6% | 9% | ▼ -3pp | — | $14.46 |
| Homelessness | 4% | 1% | ▲ +3pp | $14.80 | $32.67 |
| Economic Development | 2% | 5% | ▼ -2pp | $82.00 | $1.20 |
| Other | 0% | 1% | ▼ -1pp | — | n/a |
pp = percentage points of attention share. Peers: Glendale, Long Beach, Claremont, Redondo Beach, Culver City, Calabasas.
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