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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TELECONFERENCE – ZOOM WEBINAR
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AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
September 14, 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.
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Bellflower City Council Agenda
September 14, 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 LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1))
MCJ Petro Tanklines, LLC v. City of Bellflower, et al. (filed July 12, 2023) Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV16264
B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – THREAT OF LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)). Number of Cases: One.
Facts and Circumstances: Letter dated September 25, 2027, sent on behalf of BKK Working Group; on file with the City Clerk’s Office.
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: Council Member Dan Koops
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
9 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
None
10 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
B Presentation: National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
C Presentation: Lakewood Station Captain Juan Briseno Crime Update
Bellflower City Council Agenda
September 14, 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, 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
None
13 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
A Consideration and possible action to read by title only, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1461 – An Ordinance adding Section 3.30.140 to the Bellflower Municipal Code delegating authority for subcontractor substitutions on public works contracts.
CEQA: The Ordinance is exempt from additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”) because, under CEQA Guidelines §§ 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5), it establishes internal governmental procedures for administering public works contracts and has no potential to cause a significant effect on the environment.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Read by title only, waive further reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 1461 adding § 3.30.140 to the Bellflower Municipal Code authorizing the City Manager or designee to approve or deny subcontractor substitutions, assignments and transfers on City public works contracts; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item. 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 City Council Warrant Register No. 27-031, dated September 14, 2026.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 27-031; 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 waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1460 – An Ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Case No. ZOTA 26-01 amending Chapter 17.66 (Housing Opportunity Overlay Zone “HOOZ”) of the Bellflower Municipal Code to address uses and development standards to implement the Housing Element.
CEQA: The City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed Ordinance pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal.
Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and CEQA regulations (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.), this project has been determined to be exempt pursuant to 14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3) (General Rule Exemption) because it is for general policies and procedure-making, and it is anticipated to not have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment. Resolution No. 22-04 was adopted by the City Council on January 20, 2022, approving Mitigated Negative Declaration No. MND 21-01. Changing the regulatory framework for future development and uses within the Bellflower Municipal Code is an activity contemplated by MND 21-01. This activity does not contemplate any changes which will require major revisions to MND 21-01 nor are there any substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which MND 21-01 was undertaken. There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time MND 21-01 was approved.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1460; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with Leibert Cassidy Whitmore for legal services and employment relations consortium services. [Reference Agreement File Nos. 240 and 240.3]
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with LCW for ongoing training (AFN 240) and special counsel services related to labor/employment matters (AFN 240.3), in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to approve a notice of termination of Agreement File No. 122.3 with Long Beach Transit.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the proposed notice of termination of Agreement File No. 122.3 with Long Beach Transit and authorize its transmittal; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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15 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
E Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 7 to Agreement File No. 853, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Mercy House Living Centers, to extend the term for Temporary Shelter Operator Services at New Hope Temporary Shelter.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 7 to Agreement File No. 853, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-36 – A Resolution adopting the 2026 Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Bellflower in accordance with the Political Reform Act, and superseding Resolution No. 24-53; and 2) receive and file the Bellflower Public Facilities Corporation’s 2026 Local Agency Biennial Notice determining that no amendment is required to its Conflict of Interest Code.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-36; and 2) Receive and file the Bellflower Public Facilities Corporation’s 2026 Local Agency Biennial Notice; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the August 10, 2026, Special Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the August 10, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
H Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the August 10, 2026, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the August 10, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
I Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the August 19, 2026, Special Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the August 19, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes; or 2) 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, September 28, 2026.