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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of February 10, 2025, Joint Special Meeting of the City Council.
DATE: February 24, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
None
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Approve the February 10, 2025, Joint Special Meeting Minutes; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE
BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL,
BELLFLOWER FINANCING AUTHORITY,
BELLFLOWER PARKING AUTHORITY,
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, AND
PLANNING COMMISSION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 Call to Order
Mayor Dunton called the Special Joint Meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Bellflower City Hall, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower.
2 Roll Call
For the record, the following members were present:
City Council; Bellflower Financing Authority; and
Bellflower Parking Authority
Mayor/Chair Ray Dunton
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Sonny R. Santa Ines
Council Member/Director Dan Koops
Council Member/Director Wendi Morse
Council Member/Director Victor A. Sanchez
Parks and Recreation Commission
Chair Gerrit J. Byma
Vice Chair Mitch Haack
Commissioner Sophia Partida
Planning Commission
Chair Robert Wilson
Vice Chair Christina Padilla Birkey
Commissioner Guy Bremer
Commissioner Bill Mendes
Commissioner Mariah Mott
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Special Joint Meeting Minutes Item No. 2 February 10, 2025 Page 2 of 4
2 Roll Call – Continued
Public Safety Commission (No Quorum)
Chair Larry Myers
Commissioner Larry Wehage
Staff Participants
Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Wangsu Lee, Interim Senior Management Analyst
Jennifer Russell, Management Assistant
Dakota Wallace, Management Assistant
Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
Karla Pineda, Management Analyst II
Annika Miyashiro-Ruiz, Senior Marketing Specialist
Anna Garan, Finance Manager
P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kristen Smith, Parks & Recreation Manager
Sergiu Todorov, IT Manager
Elizabeth Oba, Director of Planning and Building Services Rowena Genilo-Concepcion, Planning Manager
James Atkins, Senior Planner
Kathryn Brun, Assistant Planner
Jaliza Reynaga, Assistant Planner
Alan Cook, Consultant, Building Official
Ali Alvandi, Consultant, Building Division
Vanessa Alcaraz, Consultant, Building Division
Virginia Castillo Carrillo, Consultant, Building Division Walter Jones, Consultant, Building Division
Brian McNerney, Director of Public Safety
Joseph Chacon, Code Enforcement Inspector I
Sarah Ho, Public Works Manager
Kimberly Gonzalez, Public Works Coordinator
Steve Gose, Public Works Division Head - Facilities
Frank Preciado, Public Works Division Head – Inspection
Presenter – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Justin A. Tamayo, Assistant City Attorney
Special Joint Meeting Minutes Item No. 2 February 10, 2025 Page 3 of 4
2 Roll Call – Continued
For the record, the following commissioners and staff participants were absent and will complete the required Ethics Training online:
Parks and Recreation Commission Margaret Romero
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michele Worley
Public Safety Commissioner Rocio Jimenez-Sanchez
Public Safety Commissioner Marcos Garcia
Veronica Yates, Management Analyst I
Maria Porras, Management Assistant
Tae G. Rhee, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Mazen Dudar, Consultant, Building Division
David Fawcett, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Richard Rodriguez, Code Enforcement Inspector I
William Zamora, Code Enforcement Inspector I
Esmeralda Erdelyan, Code Enforcement Inspector I
Melanie Paz, Management Analyst II
Elias Garcia, Assistant City Engineer
Leroy Baca, Public Works Division Head - Streets
3 Public Comments
There were no members of the public in attendance.
4 Local Government Ethics Training in compliance with AB 1234 for elected and appointed public officials and city management employees. The training will be conducted by Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, the City’s legal counsel. Public participation in the training will not be allowed.
For the record, copies of the PowerPoint handout (“AB 1234 Ethics Training”) and Reference Manual (“Ethics Laws and Principles”) were provided to meeting participants and made available to the Public.
Mayor Dunton introduced Assistant City Attorney Tamayo as the training session’s presenter.
Assistant City Attorney Tamayo gave a PowerPoint slide presentation, discussed and provided examples, case studies, best practices, penalties and/or consequences of violations with regard to laws regarding personal financial gain, laws relating to claiming the perquisite of office, gov ernment transparency laws, and laws relating to fair process.
Special Joint Meeting Minutes Item No. 5 February 10, 2025 Page 4 of 4
5 Adjournment
Without objection, Mayor Dunton adjourned the Special Joint Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL ATTEST:
BELLFLOWER FINANCING AUTHORITY
BELLFLOWER PARKING AUTHORITY
Ray Dunton, Mayor/Chair Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk/Secretary
PLANNING COMMISSION ATTEST:
Robert Wilson, Chair Elizabeth Oba, Director of
Planning and Building Services
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ATTEST:
Gerrit J. Byma, Chair P. J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation