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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
AND BELLFLOWER FINANCING AUTHORITY
CITY denotes City Council items
BFA denotes Bellflower Financing Authority items
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL — COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
5:30 P.M. — CLOSED SESSION
1 CALL TO ORDER
2 ROLL CALL: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Wendi Morse
Bellflower City Council/Bellflower Financing Authority Agenda January 12, 2026
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8) [CITY]
Property: APN 7161-008-906 (9818 Artesia Boulevard)
and 7161-008-905
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Jeff Hopkins, Hopkins Real Estate Group Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
B CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8) [CITY]
Property: 16730 Beliflower Boulevard and 9855 Flower Street Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Jim McFadden
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
C CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8) [CITY]
Property: 9835 Flower St.
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: United States Postal Service
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
D CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8) [CITY]
Property: 9831 Belmont Street
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: John Giries
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
4 RECONVENE FOR OPEN SESSION
7:00 P.M. - OPEN SESSION
5 CALL TO ORDER
6 ROLL CALL: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Wendi Morse
Bellflower City Council/Beliflower Financing Authority Agenda January 12, 2026
7 INVOCATION: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
9 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
10 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements [CITY]
11 PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time set aside for the public to address the City Council on matters not listed on the Agenda. Anyone wishing to address the City Council should come to the podium, be recognized by the Mayor, and state your name for the record. If you wish to address the City Council on an Agenda Item, you may do so by approaching the podium as we review that particular item. You will be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
12 PUBLIC HEARINGS
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13 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
A Consideration and possible action to read by title only, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1452 - An Ordinance adding § 2.04.080 to Bellflower Municipal Code to implement the Bellflower City Charter by establishing voting requirements for ordinances, resolutions, and other Citv Council actions. fCITYI
CEQA: The Ordinance is exempt from additional 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, under CEQA Guidelines §§ 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5), the Ordinance establishes internal governmental procedures that have no potential to cause a significant effect on the environment.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Read by title only, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1452, adding § 2.04.080 to the Bellflower Municipal Code to establish voting requirements for ordinances, resolutions, and other City Council actions consistent with the City Charter; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council/Bellflower Financing Authority Agenda January 12, 2026
14 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to approve the City of Bellflower Department of Parks and Recreation Special Event Calendar for calendar years 2026 and 2027. fCITY1
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the City of Bellflower Department of Parks and Recreation Special Event Calendar for calendar years 2026 and 2027; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to provide direction to the City Manager regarding the redesign options of Friendship Plaza utilizing unused Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Relief ("CDBG-CV") funds. �CITY1
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Provide direction to the City Manager regarding the two design alternatives for Friendship Plaza; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
15 CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Calendar at the request of any member of the City Council for separate consideration.
A Consideration and possible action to receive and file Warrant Reqister No. 26-071 dated January 12, 2026. fCITYI Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file
Warrant Register No. 26-071; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file the Treasurer's Report for the Month of November 2025. (CITY1
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the Treasurer's Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to award a contract to California Landscape and Design, Inc., for the Caruthers Park — Dog Park Fencing Project City Project No. 47240A and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1070.2 in a form approved bv the Citv Attornev. fCITYI Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1070.2 with California Landscape and Design, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the December 8, 2025, Reqular Meetinq of the Citv Council. fCITYI Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the December 8, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Beliflower City Council/Bellflower Financing Authority Agenda January 12, 2026
15 CONSENT CALENDAR — Continued
E Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the December 11, 2025, Special Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Consideration and possible action to ratify the 2026 Mayor's Appointments to the various City-associated orqanizations. fCITYI
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Ratify Mayor Santa Ines's 2026 appointments to the various City-associated organizations; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action adopt Resolution No. 26-01 — A Resolution confirming that the Director of Finance's duties and obligations include those historicallv assiqned to a City Treasurer. fCITYI Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-01; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
H Consideration and possible action to receive and file Bellflower Financing Authority's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. fBFAI
Recommendation to Bellflower Financing Authority: 1) Receive and file Bellflower Financing Authority's audited financial statements; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 553.2, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Transdev Fleet Services, Inc., for maintenance and repair services for the Citv's fleet vehicles and equipment. fCITYI Recommendation to Bellflower Financing Authority: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 553.2, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
16 COUNCIL REPORTS
17 ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the next Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026, in the Green Room for the Outgoing Mayor's Ceremony.
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I, Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk, of the City of Bellflower, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury, that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council to be held on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., was posted Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the following locations in the City of Bellflower:
City Hall Lobby and Doors, 16600 Civic Center Drive
City Website at www.bellflower.orq
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
Executed this 8"' day of January 2026 at Bellflower, California. �/� / .
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