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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
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AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
August 10, 2026
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION VIA TELECONFERENCE
The meetings of the Bellflower City Council will be conducted in accordance with the adopted Meeting Rules of Procedure (Resolution No. 26-20, adopted June 8, 2026) available on the City’s website at www.bellflower.ca.gov .
The public may participate in City Council meetings via teleconference by using the Zoom Meeting ID and/or phone number on the first page of this agenda. Participants are encouraged to join the meeting 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.
When meetings are conducted with remote public access, the meeting may be recorded, including public comment. Audience screen names or displayed telephone numbers may be visible as part of the recording. Unless a person is called to provide public comment, participant audio may be muted and video may be disabled. Closed sessions, if any, will not be recorded.
Anonymous attendance may be permitted for audience members. Participants who wish to provide public comment may be asked to identify themselves in a manner reasonably sufficient for meeting administration before being recognized to speak. Participants using names that violate community standards, attempting to rename themselves contrary to host controls, or attempting to bypass host controls may be denied entry to, removed from, or blocked from the meeting platform.
If you wish to provide public comment at either the beginning of the meeting under Public Comments or for a particular item, you may either (a) contact the City Clerk’s Office before the meeting and provide your name to be called; or (b) utilize the “raise hand” option if participating by Zoom Webinar or dial “*9” if participating by phone. Once you click on this option you will be in the rotation to make a public comment. Remote participants will receive the same time allotment for public comment as participants attending in person. To be removed from the rotation, click on “raise hand” or “*9” again.
Please note, if you do not have an audio feature on your device you will need to call in, should you want to make a public comment. Written public comments will be accepted via email to [email protected] before the close of public comment period, and read into the record during public comment, when feasible. We request that written communications be limited to not more than 50 words.
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Bellflower City Council Agenda
August 10, 2026
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
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8)
Property: APN 7163-001-056 (no street address), 17246 Palo Verde Avenue, and 17538 Dubarry Street
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Paul Kott
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
B CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8)
Property: 16730 Bellflower Boulevard
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Jeff Smith
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: Elizabeth Oba, Director of Planning and Building Services
9 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
None
10 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
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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, whether attending in person or remotely, should be recognized by the Mayor before speaking. Speakers may state their name for the record. If you wish to address the City Council on an Agenda Item, you may do so when the item is called and public comment is invited. In-person speakers should come to the podium, and remote participants may request to speak using the procedures described in this agenda.
Each speaker will be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council unless adjusted by the Mayor to facilitate the orderly conduct of the meeting. 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 26-30 – A Resolution creating a one-time exception to the Cannabis Business Permit application process established by Resolution No. 26-05 and allowing applications submitted during the previous solicitation to be reconsidered for an available dispensary Cannabis Business Permit.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open a public hearing, take documentary and testimonial evidence, and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 26-30; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider issuing one Cannabis Business Permit for a dispensary use at 9535 Artesia Boulevard; and consider adopting Resolution No. 26-31 – A Resolution approving a Cannabis Business Permit to operate a cannabis dispensary at 9535 Artesia Boulevard; Applicant: 9535 Artesia Ave, Inc. dba Herb’s Diner.
CEQA: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res.
Code §§ 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) and CEQA regulations (Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14, §§ 15000, et seq.), an environmental review of the application was conducted in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15061. Following that review, it was determined that the proposed dispensary is included in the classes of projects exempt from additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines § 15301 (Existing Facilities) and § 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) for the reason that it is an approved land use proposed for existing commercial and industrial buildings.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open a public hearing and consider issuing one cannabis business permit for dispensary use; and 2) After receiving testimonial and documentary evidence, close the public hearing and consider whether to issue a cannabis business permit to the Applicant by adopting Resolution No. 26-31. It is recommended that the City Council issue a CBP to the Applicant; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 26-32 – A Resolution adopting an updated Building Permit Fee Schedule to recover costs incurred from providing Building and Safety services.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take documentary and testimonial evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 26-32; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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12 PUBLIC HEARINGS – Continued
D Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 26-33 – A Resolution authorizing the City of Bellflower to join the Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (“SCIP”); authorizing the California Statewide Communities Development Authority to accept applications from property owners, conduct special assessment and Mello-Roos proceedings, levy assessments and special taxes, form assessment districts and community facilities districts, and issue bonds within the territory of the City of Bellflower; approving form of acquisition agreement for use when applicable; and authorizing related actions.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take documentary and testimonial evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 26-33; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
13 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
14 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to receive, file and provide direction on the conceptual Arts District Overlay Zone (ADOZ).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive, file, and provide direction regarding the conceptual ADOZ; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Zoom Recreation, Inc., for the Friendship Square Public Sidewalk Redesign, CIP No. 53609; and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Zoom Recreation, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney.
CEQA: This contract is subject to the regulations of 24 CFR Part 58, which establish the environmental review requirements that further the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This activity/project is categorically excluded and converts to Exempt to 24 CFR §58.34(a)(12), as there are no circumstances requiring compliance with the federal laws and authorities cited in 24 CFR §58.5. Funds may be committed and drawn upon completion and certification of the environmental review for this exempt project. The project is subject to NEPA review because it is funded with HUD CDBG-CV federal funds.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the carryover of $407,553 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 project funds from Account No. 900-53609-9000 (Community Development Block Grant) to Fiscal Year 2026-27 and appropriate an additional $406,000 for the Friendship Square Public Sidewalk Redesign Project from one of the funding source options identified in the Fiscal Impact section to the appropriate project account; and 2) Award a contract to Zoom Recreation, Inc., for the Project and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Zoom Recreation, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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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 City Council Warrant Register No. 27-021, dated August 10, 2026.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 07-021; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file the Investments Report for the Month of June.
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 approve Mayor Santa Ines’s appointment of Dan Buffington to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve Mayor Santa Ines’s appointment of Dan Buffington to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2026 2027 School Year; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Good Soil Industries dba Kingdom Causes for on-call landscape maintenance services and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 464.8, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 464.8 with Good Soil Industries dba Kingdom Causes, 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 waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1459 – An Ordinance adding Chapter 12.45 to the Bellflower Municipal Code (“BMC”) governing public tree management for the City of Bellflower.
CEQA: The Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Here, the Ordinance is intended to provide a framework for the management, protection, maintenance and replacement of public trees.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1459 adding Chapter 12.45 to the Bellflower Municipal Code governing public tree management for the City of Bellflower; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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15 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
F Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 990.1 with Jouveaar Limited, a California corporation, doing business as Williams Printing, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for on-call commercial printing services.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 990.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Ace Electric Inc., for the design and construction of Thompson Park Ballfield Lighting, CIP No. 52602 and authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1150, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 1150 with Ace Electric, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
H Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 857.3, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with George Chevrolet for use of City’s property identified by separate instrument executed by City’s City Manager and Licensee.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 857.3 with George Chevrolet, 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 authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 752.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Michael Baker International to perform Phase II of the Caruthers Park Stormwater Capture and Infiltration System Assessment.
CEQA: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.) and CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §§ 15000, et seq.), the City conducted an environmental assessment. Based on the environmental assessment, the project was determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15303 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 752.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and 2) Appropriate an additional $382,000 to Account No. 320-42054-6022 in Fiscal Year 2026 27 to support the cost of this agreement, bringing the total budget for this account to $632,000; 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, August 24, 2026.