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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 the May 27, 2025, Joint Special Meeting of the City Council.
DATE: June 9, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
None
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Approve the May 27, 2025, Joint Special Meeting Minutes; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT
Minutes of the May 27, 2025, Joint Special Meeting…................ ………………………… 2
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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,
PLANNING COMMISSION, AND
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025, 2:30 P.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 Call to Order
Mayor Dunton called the Special Joint Meeting to order at 2:39 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
Council Member/Director Dan Koops
Council Member/Director Victor A. Sanchez
For the record, and without objection, it was moved by Mayor Dunton to excuse the absences of Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines and Council Member Morse as they had completed the Anti-Harassment Training and were not required to attend.
Parks and Recreation Commission
Chair Mitch Haack
Commissioner Gerrit J. Byma
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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2 Roll Call – Continued
Public Safety Commission
Chair Larry Myers
Commissioner Mark Tigchelaar
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 Dana Hang, Human Resources & Risk Manager
Wangsu Lee, Assistant to the City Manager
Veronica Yates, Management Analyst
Lydia Munoz, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
Tae G. Rhee, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Anna Garan, Finance Manager
Gerald Garces, Senior Accountant
Violet Simon, Finance Analyst
P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kristen Smith, Parks & Recreation Manager
Mike Machado, Recreation & Marketing Supervisor
Cesar Diaz, Recreation Supervisor I
Robert Gonzalez Flores, Recreation Coordinator
Michelle Hardy, Recreation Coordinator
Angela Higuera, Recreation Supervisor I
Scott Mowl, Recreation Supervisor I
Laurel Richmond, Program Coordinator
Wendy Thomas, Recreation Coordinator
Elizabeth Oba, Director of Planning and Building Services Rowena Genilo-Concepcion, Planning Manager
James Atkins, Senior Planner
Brian McNerney, Director of Public Safety
Esmeralda Erdelyan, Public Safety Manager
Sarah Ho, Public Works Manager
Kimberly Gonzalez, Public Works Coordinator
Augie Araujo, Maintenance Crew Leader
Brad Binder, Maintenance Crew Leader
Perry Costello, Maintenance Crew Leader
David Gillispie, Maintenance Crew Leader
John Ingram, Maintenance Crew Leader
Aaron Jones, Maintenance Crew Leader
Frank Preciado, Public Works Division Head – Inspection Services Melanie Paz, Management Analyst II
Andrew Ricard, Maintenance Worker II
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2 Roll Call – Continued
Presenter – Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
N. Richard Shreiba, Deputy City Attorney
For the record, the following Commissioners and staff participants were absent and will complete the required Anti-Harassment Training online:
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Margaret Romero
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michele Worley
Public Safety Commissioner Marcos Garcia
Public Safety Commissioner Rocio Jimenez-Sanchez
Sergiu Todorov, IT Manager
Alan Cook, Consultant, Building Official
Virginia Castillo Carrillo, Consultant, Senior Permit Technician David Fawcett, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Leroy Baca, Public Works Division Head – Streets
Steve Gose, Public Works Division Head – Facilities
Dan Centeno, Maintenance Crew Leader
Elias Garcia, City Engineer
Mark Ramirez, Maintenance Crew Leader
3 Public Comments
None
4 Local Government Anti-Harassment Training in compliance with AB 1664 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 (“Harassment Prevention Training Supervisory Employees and Local Government Officials”) was provided to meeting participants and made available to the Public.
Mayor Dunton introduced Deputy City Attorney Shreiba as the training session’s presenter.
Deputy City Attorney Shreiba gave a PowerPoint slide presentation, responded to questions, and provided examples, best practices, penalties and/or consequences with regard to sexual harassment and abusive conduct.
Recess: For the record and without objection, Mayor Dunton recessed the meeting at 3:30 p.m. for a brief break.
Reconvene: For the record, Mayor Dunton reconvened the meeting at 3:42 p.m. 4 Special Joint Meeting Minutes Item No. 5 May 27, 2025 Page 4 of 4
5 Adjournment
Without objection, Mayor Dunton adjourned the Special Joint Meeting at 4:39 p.m.
BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL ATTEST:
BELLFLOWER FINANCING AUTHORITY
BELLFLOWER PARKING AUTHORITY
Ray Dunton, Mayor/Chair Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk/Secretary June 9, 2025
PLANNING COMMISSION ATTEST:
Robert Wilson, Chair Elizabeth Oba, Director of
Planning and Building Services
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ATTEST:
Mitch Haack, Chair P. J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ATTEST:
Larry Myers, Chair Brian McNerney, Director of Public Safety
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