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TO: Honorable Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Victor A. Sanchez, Mayor Pro Tem
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to receive and file Official Travel Report – California Contract Cities Association, Fall Educational Summit, September 5-7, 2025 (Pursuant to AB 1234).
DATE: March 9, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
See attached Official Travel Report.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Receive and file Official Travel Report for the California Contract Cities Association, Fall Educational Summit, September 5-7, 2025; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
ATTACHMENT
Official Travel Report ..................................................................................................... 2
TO: Honorable Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Victor A. Sanchez, Mayor Pro Tem
SUBJECT: Official Travel Report – California Contract Cities Association, Fall Educational Summit, September 5-7, 2025 (Pursuant to AB 1234).
DATE: March 9, 2026
State law requires that local government officials report on their official travel acti vities when public funds are expended. Therefore, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 and Bellflower City Council Resolution No. 06-02, the following Travel Report is submitted to the City Council.
In September 2025, I traveled to Oceanside, CA for the California Contract Cities Association, Fall Educational Summit.
Dates of the conference were September 5 – 7, 2025.
Attachment: Conference Program
C: City Clerk
Director of Finance
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209 N Myers St,
Oceanside, CA 92054
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5T"
REGISTRATION OPENS 4:00 - 6:OOPM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
WELCOME RECEPTION 5:30 - 7:OOPM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6T"
REGISTRATION OPENS 7:30AM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
BREAKFAST 7:30 - 9:OOAM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
FALL EDUCATIONAL SUMMIT WELCOME 8:00 - 8:15AM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker. Mace! Rodarte, Executive Director, CCCA
Speaker: Brenda Olmos, CCCA President, Paramount
Speaker. Esther Sanchez, Mayor, Oceanside
SESSION 1: THE TRUST FACTOR: FROM THE ASSEMBLY
TO PUBLIC INTEGRITY 8:15 - 9:15AM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker Mac Beaart, Head Deputy, Public httegrity Division, LA. County District Attorney's Office Speaker Jose Solache Assemblymember
BREAK 9:15 - 9:25AM
SESSION 2: POLISHED AND POSTED: NAVIGATING MEDIA
AND SOCIAL PLATFORMS 9:25 - 10:25AM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Moderator: Ed Reece, Council Member Claremont
Speaker Raul Riesgo, Vice President, The Merino Group
Speaker: Gabriela Gironas, Creator, Strategy Sr. Director, Wasserman BREAK 10:25 - 10:35AM
SESSION 3: HOUSING TRUSTS, POWERING PROGRESS 10:35 - 11:35AM Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker: Susan Rubio, Senator, SD 22
Speaker: Marisa Creter, Executive Director, SGVCOG
Speaker. Dr.'iteping Piquado, CEO, National Science Policy Network BREAK 11:35 -11 :45AM
SESSION 4 (LUNCH): AT THE TABLE: SUPERVISOR HAHN AND
PROPOSITION 50 11:45AM-1:OOPM /
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker: Janice Hahn, Supervisor, 4th District
Speaker: James Bozajian, Mayor Pro Tem, Calabasas
BREAK 1:00-1:10PM
SESSION 5: PARTNERSHIPS IN PUBLIC SAFETY:
BELLFLOWER, LAKEWOOD, AND PARAMOUNT 1:10 - 2:10PM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker: Todd Rogers, Council Member, Lakewood
Speaker: Peggy Lemons, Mayor, Paramount
Speaker: John Moreno, City Manager, Paramount
BREAK 2:10 - 2:20PM
SESSION 6: CONTRACT CITIES GIVES BACK 2:20 - 3:20PM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel
Speaker: Brenda Olmos, CCCA President, Paramount
FALL SUMMIT DINNER RECEPTION 6:00 - 7:OOPM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
FALL SUMMIT DINNER 7:00 - 8:30PM
Pacific Garden, Mission Pacific Hotel
Invocation: Victoria Garcia, Council Member, San Fernando Pledge of Allegiance: Michelle V. Bean, Council Member, La Mirada Keynote Speaker Sheriff Robert Luna, Los Angeles County Sheriff SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7T"
FALL SUMMIT GETAWAY BREAKFAST 8:30 - 10:30AM
Longboard Studio & The Shallows, Mission Pacific Hotel