T h e C i t y o f B e l l f l o w e r
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 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
AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
February 23, 2026
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8)
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)
Property: 9030 Somerset Boulevard and
9108 Somerset Boulevard
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: LA Metro
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
7 INVOCATION: Council Member Dan Koops
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Elizabeth Oba, Director of Planning and Building Services
9 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
10 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
B Presentation: Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Bellflower City Council Agenda
February 23, 2026
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
None
13 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
14 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
None
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 Register No. 26-082, dated February 23, 2026. _____
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 26-082; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file Investments Report for the Month of January 2026.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the Investments Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., for the abatement and maintenance of City property for City Project No. 52612 and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1082.2 in a form approved by the City Attorney.________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1082.2 with Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
February 23, 2026
15 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
D Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 1103, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Modern Vegan Cuisine LLC dba El Riqui for encroachment of outdoor seating and decorative railing into the public right-of-way for property located south of 16641 Bellflower Boulevard.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 1103, with Modern Vegan Cuisine LLC dba El Riqui, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to receive and file Travel Request to Sacramento, California, to attend California State University Advocacy Day between February 24 - 25, 2026 (the “Program”).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file this Travel Request; and 2) Acknowledge that the Program is related to an important governmental function, i.e., advocating for the region’s education needs; or 3 ) 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 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2026.