District 1 Council Member· 2024-2028
Debra Martin
Pomona
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 1:42:31
- Avg per meeting
- 6:50
- Segments
- 1352
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Top issues during term (20)
Tobacco Retail Licensing and Retailer Density
The ordinance would be self-funding through annual retailer license fees covering administration and enforcement.
Rent Stabilization Expiration
Continuing the program costs about $578,000 a year, with $273,801 needed from general fund reserves for January-June 2027; a registry would have added roughly $81,600 in year one.
Citywide tree maintenance contract delayed
Emergency interim tree services will cost the city extra money, and the failed award leaves roughly $1 million in bid-price questions unresolved.
Newly adopted commission bylaws
Youth Substance Abuse and Social Host Ordinance
Flock Surveillance Cameras and Privacy
Speakers cited an $87 million police budget request — nearly 48 percent of the general fund — with camera costs buried in subscription accounts.
Permanent Supportive Housing Funding
$2,245,001 for the units, with operating costs covered by HUD project-based subsidies over 15- to 30-year contracts, not the general fund.
Proposed Rental Registry for Rental Properties
About $81,600 the first year and $54,100 a year after, potentially recovered through per-unit fees paid by landlords and tenants.
Homelessness and shelter capacity
$2,773,405 from amended FY 2025-26 operating and CIP budgets.
Orange Grove Avenue Lane Reductions and Emergency Access
Code of Ethics for City Officials
Complete Streets Ordinance overview
Holt Avenue Peak-Hour Bus and Bike Lanes (SGV Jump Start)
$5,000 one-time contribution funds roughly 50 hours of staff outreach time.
Park and Soccer Field Rehabilitation Projects
Contracts totaling $249,109 awarded to Superb Engineering, plus additional parking lot striping funds.
Manufacturing Sector in Pomona
Mobile Stage Decal Mural
Holiday Christmas Parade 2026 participation
November and December meeting schedule
LA28 Cultural Olympiad
RLUIPA and local land use
Decisions during term (245)
Recorded while Martin was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Rent Stabilization Option 2 — Continue Ordinance 4359 and Establish a Rental Registry
Rent Stabilization Option 1 — Continue Ordinance 4359 (Resolution 2026-124)
Consent Calendar (all items except Item 8)
Item 8 — Acceptance of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant (pulled for comment)
SGV Jump Start Transit Improvement Project — Holt Avenue Bus and Bike Lanes
Salary and Benefits for Appointment of Carla Shipman as City Clerk
Approval of City Council/Housing Authority Meeting Minutes
Closed Session Settlement - City of Pomona vs. TACOS LA GUERA AL VAPOR, INC.
Playground Wood Chips - Turboscape, Inc. Increase (Item 1)
HUD Continuum of Care Grant - Permanent Supportive Housing (Item 2)
Elderly Nutrition Program Grant - Senior Meals (Item 3)
Sandblasting and Powder Coating Services - RNC Enterprises (Item 4)
Nuisance Abatement - V Red Gas Station, 2295 North Garey Avenue (Item 5)
Council Teleconference Policy and Rules of Decorum (Item 6)
Introduction of Ordinance Updating Standard Bylaws for Boards, Commissions and Committees (Item 7)
Consent Calendar Items 1-16 (with Item 7 continued)
Continue Item 7 (Holliday Rock asphalt procurement)
Award citywide tree maintenance contract to Mariposa Tree Management (Item 18)
CAPER Public Hearing (Item 19)
Approve 16-unit permanent supportive housing at 2040 N. Garey Avenue (Item 20)
Voting record (35)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Direction to Staff on Future Rent Stabilization Ordinance Items
Consent Calendar (all items except Item 8)
Item 8 — Acceptance of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant (pulled for comment)
SGV Jump Start Transit Improvement Project — Holt Avenue Bus and Bike Lanes
Salary and Benefits for Appointment of Carla Shipman as City Clerk
Playground Wood Chips - Turboscape, Inc. Increase (Item 1)
HUD Continuum of Care Grant - Permanent Supportive Housing (Item 2)
Elderly Nutrition Program Grant - Senior Meals (Item 3)
Sandblasting and Powder Coating Services - RNC Enterprises (Item 4)
Nuisance Abatement - V Red Gas Station, 2295 North Garey Avenue (Item 5)
Council Teleconference Policy and Rules of Decorum (Item 6)
Introduction of Ordinance Updating Standard Bylaws for Boards, Commissions and Committees (Item 7)
Approve 16-unit permanent supportive housing at 2040 N. Garey Avenue (Item 20)
Consent Calendar (Items 1-7, 9-11, 13-18)
Item 12: Adoption of City Council Priorities, Goals, and Action Items for FY 2026-27
Item 19: Removal of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jacqueline Elizalde
Item 20: Resolutions Amending FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and Staffing Levels
Item 21: Fairplex Local Historic District (HDD-000111-2026)
Closed session settlement — Denise Almanza v. City of Pomona
Award of citywide tree maintenance contract to Mariposa Tree Management
Loyal to West Coast Arborist's 26 years of service and concerned about union job losses.
Consent Calendar (all items except 2, 7, and 11)
LAZ Parking Agreement for VPD Parking Lots (Item 2)
Opposed more parking enforcement; believes downtown shoppers should get free parking like Claremont and La Verne.