PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL/
PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING
JANUARY 30, 2024
City of Paramount, Progress Park Plaza, 15500 Downey Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The joint meeting of the Paramount City Council and Paramount Unified School District Board of
Education was called to order by Mayor Isabel
Aguayo and President Eddie Cruz at 6:00 p.m. in
the Auditorium at Progress Park Plaza, 15500
Downey Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings led the pledge of
allegiance.
ROLL CALL: City Council Members Present:
Councilmember Peggy Lemons
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Vice Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Mayor Isabel Aguayo
PUSD Board Members Present:
Board Member Yesenia Cuarenta
Board Member Sonia De Leon
Board Member Diane J. Martinez
Vice President/Clerk Alicia Anderson
President Eddie Cruz
Student Board Member Michelle Pacheco
CITY STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Andrew Vialpando, Assistant City Manager
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
David Johnson, Community Services Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Andres Gonzalez, Management Analyst
PUSD STAFF PRESENT: Joshua L. Lightle, Ed.D., Superintendent Isela Preciado, Senior Executive Assistant
Linsey Gotanda, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent,
Human Resources
Patricia Tu, Assistant Superintendent, Business
Services
Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL/PUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 30, 2024; Page 2
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 There were no public comments.
NEW BUSINESS
1. DISCUSSION
Share & Tell – Improving
Communications
CF 89.1
City Manager Moreno presented an overview of the
City’s communication program providing
information on staff responsibilities, contracted
services and the various communication vehicles
used by the City.
Additionally, Superintendent Lightle provided an
overview of the School District’s communication
program including the School District’s website and
the Strategic Communications plan that is currently
being developed.
City Manager Moreno and Superintendent Lightle
also reviewed the respective 2023
accomplishments for their respective organizations.
Discussion ensued concerning opportunities for
collaboration and improving communications
between the two organizations.
2. DISCUSSION
Safety & Wellness
CF 89.1
City Manager Moreno presented background and
history information on the Gang Resistance is
Paramount (GRIP) program that was previously
offered in the PUSD schools as gang resistance
education but discontinued at the School District’s
request as gang related issues subsided.
Additionally, Superintendent Lightle presented an
overview of the School District’s initiatives related to safety and wellness including the Safe & Civil
Schools program, the various staff dedicated to
social and emotional wellness, and the
comprehensive school safety plans.
Public Safety Director Matson provided a brief
summary regarding the monthly meetings held with
the City’s Public Safety team and School District
personnel which provide an opportunity to address
specific incidents and proactively discuss school
safety matters.
Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL/PUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 30, 2024; Page 3
Discussion ensued concerning opportunities for
City and School District collaboration in redesigning
an anti-gang and anti-drug education program for
students in the District.
Following discussion, staff was directed to agendize
this matter for discussion at an upcoming Ad Hoc
committee meeting.
3. DISCUSSION
Participation at School,
City and Community
Events
CF 89.1
City Manager Moreno and Superintendent Lightle
each presented an overview of the website
calendars for their respective organizations.
Superintendent Lightle noted that the School
District is currently working on implementing an
interactive calendar that will include District-wide
events as well as individual school events.
Discussion ensued concerning instances where
City and School District events overlapped creating
conflict for our residents and students and possible
ways to sync the calendars to minimize conflicts so
that at a minimum, the major events don’t overlap.
Following discussion, staff was directed to agendize
this matter for discussion at an upcoming Ad Hoc
committee meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council and School Board, the joint meeting
was adjourned at 7:23 p.m. The next meeting of the
City Council will be held on February 13, 2024 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall,
16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723.
/s/ Isabel Aguayo
Isabel Aguayo, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL/PUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 30, 2024; Page 4
APPROVED: February 13, 2024
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