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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 approve the Minutes of the August 19, 2026, Special Meeting of the City Council.
DATE: September 14, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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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.
FISCAL IMPACT
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ATTACHMENT
Minutes of the August 19, 2026, Special Meeting of the City Council …………..…… 2
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 – 9:00 A.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TELECONFERENCE – ZOOM WEBINAR
MEETING ID: 823 8148 1598 / TOLL FREE (669) 444-9171
1 Call to Order
Mayor Santa Ines called the Special Meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. in the Council Chambers at Bellflower City Hall, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower.
2 Roll Call
For the record, the following Members of the City Council were present:
Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Wendi Morse
Staff Participants:
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Wangsu Lee, Assistant to the City Manager
Jennifer Russell, Management Assistant
3 REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY
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4 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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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
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