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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to ratify Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines’s appointment of Jon Crook to the Planning Commission.
DATE: May 26, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planning Commissioner William Mendez resigned from the Planning Commission effective April 28, 2026, thus creating a vacancy on the Commission for Mayor Sonny R.
Santa Ines’s appointment for the term ending December 2026. Mayor Santa Ines has appointed Jon Crook to fill the unexpired term. The recommended action would ratify this appointment.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT
Each Planning Commissioner is paid a stipend of $150 per meeting actually attended (pursuant to Resolution No. 23-05); Planning Commission Meetings are held twice per month on the first and third Monday. The funding for this expenditure is budgeted in Account No. 010-41000-1030.
BACKGROUND
An unexpected vacancy occurred on the Planning Commission as a result of the resignation of Planning Commissioner William Mendez effective April 28, 2026.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Maddy Act, the Public Notice of Special Vacancy was posted in the City Hall Lobby, Simms Park, Bellflower Substation, Thompson Park, the City’s website, and the Clifton M. Brakensiek Library on April 20, 2026. Having satisfied the provisions of the Maddy Act, it would be in order for the City Council to ratify this appointment.
ATTACHMENT
Public Notice of Special Vacancy (without attachments).. ............................................... 2
The City of Bellflower
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16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706
Tel 562.804.142-1 Fax 562.925.8660 www.bellflower.orj
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL VACANCY
PLANNING COMMISSION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54974)
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a vacancy exists on the Planning Commission as of April 27, 2026. As a result of this vacancy, Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines is soliciting applications from qualified electors of the City of Bellflower interested in filling the unexpired term (ending in December 2026).
Completed applications should be mailed to the address below or emailed to cclerk(c�bellflower.ca.gov:
Attn: City Clerk's Office
Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
City of Bellflower
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA 90706
Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at Bellflower City Hall in the Council Chambers. A copy of Bellflower Municipal Code Section 2.32 outlining the Commission's membership, duties, responsibilities, and powers is attached. Resolution No. 23-05 provides a $150 meeting stipend be paid to each member for their attendance at each regular meeting.
This position is subject to the provisions of the City's Conflict of Interest Code and the Political Reform Act, and must file Statements of Economic Interests (Form 700). All City Commissioners are also subject to the City's Code of Conduct.
To be considered for this position, applications must be submitted. The position will be open until filled.
Date: Apri 20, 2026
Atta hments:
air: Ocf iqui, Ci y lerk
Application to Serve on Boards, Commissions, and Committees BMC § 2.32 (Planning Commission)
Resolution No. 24-53 (Conflict of Interest)
Resolution No. 25-12 (Code of Conduct)