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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 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
May 26, 2026
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION - GOVERNMENT CODE § 54956.9(d)(4). Number of Cases: One. Potential defendants listed below are not required by applicable law; voluntarily disclosed:
1. Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County; and
2. Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone, in his official capacity.
B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2):
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES: Correspondence Dated February 13, 2026 and March 12, 2026 (see attached).
C CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8)
Property: 17444, 17446, 17450, 17452, 17454 Clark Avenue (APN 7161-010-016) and 9415 Ramona Street (APN 7161-010-
019)
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Jim Bubar
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: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Brian McNerney, Director of Public Safety
9 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
None
10 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
B Presentation: Certificates of Achievement for Student Art Festival Winners
C Presentation: Bellflower Gardening Club
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May 26, 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
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 26-17 – A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Purchase and Sale Agreement File No. 1140, in a form approved by the City Attorney, between the City of Bellflower and Anaya Natural Foods LLC and to transfer the necessary funds from the Unassigned General Fund Reserve to the Property Acquisition Reserve for the purchase of real property located at 16710-16712 Bellflower Boulevard (APN 7109-013-002 & APN 7109 013-074).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take documentary and testimonial evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 26-17 authorizing the City Manager to execute Purchase and Sale Agreement File No. 1140, in a form approved by the City Attorney, and to transfer the necessary funds from the Unassigned General Fund Reserve to the Property Acquisition Reserve; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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. 26-112, dated May 26, 2026.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 26-112; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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15 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file Investments Report for the Month of April 2026.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Investments Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to ratify Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines’s appointment of Jon Crook to the Planning Commission.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Ratify Mayor Santa Ines’s appointment of Jon Crook to fill the unexpired term on the Planning Commission ending December 2026; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to receive and file Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 26-03 (Conditional Use Permit Case No. CU 26-01) and authorize the City Manager to send a Public Convenience or Necessity Letter to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding a Type 21 (Off-Sale General) with Type 86 (Instructional Tasting) alcohol license at a proposed 49,000-square-foot grocery store within the
General Commercial (“C-G”) zone on real property commonly known as 14317-14339 Clark Avenue.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 26-03 and authorize the City Manager to send a Public Convenience or Necessity to the California Alcoholic Beverages Control; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to approve the 2026 Fireworks Permits.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve 12 Fireworks Permits; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary approvals for the Bellflower Kiwanis Club to operate on City-owned property; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 26-18 – A Resolution establishing the Capital Improvement Projects Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 funded by Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-18 establishing the Capital Improvement Projects budget funded with the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 apportionment; and 2) Approve the budget amendment as described in the Fiscal Impact section; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1139, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP, for audit services for five fiscal years from 2025-26 to 2029-30.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1139, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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15 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
H Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to AFN 1108 with Pasadena Consulting Group, dba Electronic Filing Systems, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to expand the scope of services to include Fiscal and Financial Training required pursuant to SB 827 and Ethics Training required pursuant to AB 1234.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to AFN 1108, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
I Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Vector USA for the installation of Security Cameras at the Bellflower Youth and Senior Center Facility and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1141, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1141 with Vector USA, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
J Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 26-19 – A Resolution of the City of Bellflower electing to withdraw from the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act and repealing Resolution No. 20-59.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-19; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
K Consideration and possible action to receive and file Agreement File No. 523.4, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority, to extend the term for and cost sharing for the installation of monitoring equipment and monitoring pursuant to the Harbor Toxic Pollutants total maximum daily loads.________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Agreement File No. 523.4, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
L Consideration and possible action to receive and file Official Travel Report – California Contract Cities Association, 2026 Annual Municipal Seminar, May 14 -17, 2026 (Pursuant to AB 1234).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the Official Travel Report for the California Contract Cities Association, 2026 Annual Municipal Seminar; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
15 COUNCIL REPORTS
16 ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the next Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2026.