2 Bellflower City Council Special Meeting Minutes Item No. 5-A August 19, 2026 Page 2 of 2
5 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to adopt 1) Resolution No. 26-34 – A Resolution providing for the appointment to the offices of Council Member District 3 and Council Member District 5 that were scheduled for election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026; and 2) Resolution No. 26-35 – A Resolution cancelling the General Municipal Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for Council Member District 3 and Council Member District 5, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229.
For the record, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Gorecki introduced the item.
City Clerk Ochiqui 1) provided a verbal presentation of the Staff Report; and 2) responded to Council Members’ questions.
Following brief discussion, it was moved by Council Member Koops, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sanchez, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote to adopt Resolution Nos. 26-34 and 26-35:
AYES: Council Members – Koops, Morse, Sanchez, Dunton, and Mayor Santa Ines
6 Adjournment
Without objection, Mayor Santa Ines adjourned the meeting at 9:06 a.m.
Sonny R. Santa Ines, Mayor
City of Bellflower
ATTEST:
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Approved: September 14, 2026
3 2026 BELLFLOWER PART I CRIME UPDATE
•Overall reductions in the following areas:
•Robbery: -24.2%
•Aggravated Assault: -19.3%
•Residential Burglary: -43.4%
•Non-Residential Burglary: -34.7%
•Vehicle Burglary: -52.2%
•Stolen Vehicles: -16%
•Total Part I Crimes: -18.9%
City Comparison:
•Bellflower: -18.9%
•Paramount: -13.3%
•Artesia: -13.1%
•Lakewood: +11.4%
•Hawaiian Gardens: +18.7%
BELLFLOWER PART I CRIME UPDATE
BELLFLOWER PART I CRIME UPDATE
Proposed Budget: October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029