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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the October 23, 2023, Special Meeting of the City Council.
DATE: November 13, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
None
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Approve the October 23, 2023, Special Meeting Minutes; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT
Minutes of the October 23, 2023, Special Meeting… .................. ………………………… 2
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023, 3:30 P.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – GREEN ROOM, 2ND FLOOR
1 CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Santa Ines called the Special Meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Green Room at Bellflower City Hall, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower.
2 ROLL CALL
The following members of the City Council responded present to roll call:
Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Dan Koops
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Wendi Morse
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
Parks and Recreation Commissioners in attendance:
Chairperson Michele Worley
Vice-Chairperson Gerrit J. Byma
Commissioner Brian Ahumada
Staff Participants:
Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
For the record, there was no one in attendance wishing to provide public comments.
2 Bellflower City Council Special Meeting Minutes Item No. 4 October 23, 2023 Page 2 of 2
4 STUDY SESSION
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Workshop for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
City Manager Stewart introduced the item.
Director of Parks and Recreation Mellana introduced Consultants Jacob Leon and Mariella Delfino of KTU&A who led several activities for the study session.
Consultant Leon 1) provided a PowerPoint presentation relative to the Bellflower Parks and Recreations Master Plan Focus Group Meetings; 2) along with Director Mellana and City Manager Stewart responded to Council Members’ questions; and 3) along with Consultant Delfino, led several tabletop group activities to gather input from the Council Members and Parks and Recreation Commissioners in attendance.
For the record, no formal action was taken.
5 ADJOURNMENT
Without objection, Mayor Santa Ines adjourned the meeting at 4:21 p.m.
Sonny R. Santa Ines, Mayor
City of Bellflower
ATTEST:
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Approved: November 13, 2023
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