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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, 9:00 A.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 CALL TO ORDER
2 ROLL CALL: Mayor Ray Dunton
Mayor Pro Tem Sonny R. Santa Ines
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Wendi Morse
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(a), the public may address the City Council on matters listed on the Agenda. Those wishing to speak on a listed item should come to the podium, be recognized by the Mayor, and state your name for the record. Each speaker will be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
AGENDA
T h e C i t y o f B e l l f l o w e r
Families. Businesses. Futures.
16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706
Tel 562.804.1424 Fax 562.925.8660 www.bellflower.ca.gov
Bellflower City Council Special Meeting Agenda
September 3, 2025
4 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to 1) read by title only, waive further reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1449 – An Ordinance adopting the 2025 Editions of the California Building Code, the California Residential Code, the California Electrical Code, the California Mechanical Code, the California Plumbing Code, the California Energy Code, the California Fire Code, the California Existing Building Code, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the California Green Building Standards Code, the California Referenced Standards Code, and the California Building Standards Administrative Code; making certain amendments based upon local conditions, and amending the Bellflower Municipal Code to reflect such changes; and 2) setting a public hearing for Septem ber 22, 2025 for second reading and adoption of the Ordinance.
CEQA: This Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”) because it consists only of minor revisions and clarifications to an existing code of construction -related regulations and specification of procedures. These will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or fi ndings. Accordingly, the Ordinance (by itself) does not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment. In addition, this Ordinance is an action being taken for enhanced protection of the environment and is exempt from further review un der CEQA Guidelines § 15308.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Read by title only, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1449; 2) Set a public hearing for September 22, 2025, City Council Meeting for second reading and possible adoption of the Ordinance ; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
5 ADJOURNMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF BELLFLOWER )
I, Jennifer Russell, Management Assistant, of the City of Bellflower, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury, that the Agenda for the Special Meeting of the Bellflower City Council to be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., was posted Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the following locations in the City of Bellflower:
City Hall Lobby and Doors, 16600 Civic Center Drive
City Website at www.bellflower.org
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
Executed this 28th of August 2025 at Bellflower, California.
Jenr fer Russell,
Management Assistant