PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 12, 2024
City of Paramount, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Paramount City Council was called to order by Mayor Isabel Aguayo at 6:02
p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Joseph Dominguez, Adaptive Recreation Participant,
led the pledge of allegiance.
INVOCATION: Pastor Lorenzo Archuleta, Unshackled Ministries, delivered the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Peggy Lemons
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Mayor Isabel Aguayo
Absent: Councilmember Brenda Olmos
It was moved by Councilmember Lemons and
seconded by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to
excuse Councilmember Olmos’ absence. The motion
was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Lemons, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Delgadillo
and Mayor Aguayo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Olmos
ABSTAIN: None
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
John E. Cavanaugh, City Attorney
Andrew Vialpando, Assistant City Manager
John Carver, Planning Director
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
David Johnson, Community Services Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Danny Elizarraras, Management Analyst
Celina Sanchez, Management Analyst
Melissa Torres, Communications Specialist
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2024; Page 2
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
Youth Activities League
CPR/First Aid Training
CF 39.7
A video highlighting the Youth Activities League
CPR/First Aid training was shown.
2. PRESENTATION
Mayor’s Award of
Excellence
CF 39.8
Mayor Aguayo presented the Mayor’s Award of
Excellence to Paramount Unified School District
employee Hector Lujan, who serves as the Assistant
Principal for the Adult School, Adult Transition
Program, and Community Day School. Mr. Lujan was
present to accept the award and expressed sincere
appreciation for the recognition.
3. PROCLAMATION
American Red Cross
Awareness Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Aguayo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed March as American Red Cross Awareness
Month. Luka Lezhanskyy, Territory 4 Disaster
Program Manager and Dr. Linda Timmons, Red Cross
Community Volunteer Lead Representative were
present to accept the proclamation.
4. PROCLAMATION
Developmental
Disabilities Awareness
Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Aguayo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities
Awareness Month. Rochelle Yatomi, Paramount
Unified School District Special Education Director and
members of the PUSD Special Education Department
were present to accept the proclamation.
5. PROCLAMATION
National Women’s
History Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Aguayo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed March as National Women’s History
Month. Paramount Women’s Club President Lucy
Hase along with members of the Women’s Club were
present to accept the proclamation.
6. PRESENTATION
Military Banner
Recipients
CF 39.8
Mayor Aguayo recognized the following military
services members for their service and presented
each with a replica copy of their “Boulevard of Heroes” banner: Mauricio Arevalo, U.S. Army; Emily Street,
U.S. Marine Corps; Santiago Robles, U.S. Navy; and
Monzerrat Maganam, U.S. Army.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2024; Page 3
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
CF 10.4 City Manager Moreno responded to comments made
by Alejandro Yanez and Mike Radis at the February
27, 2024 City Council meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 Ryan Larson, Chief Operating Officer and Esteban Torres, Paramount’s Aquatics Director with Premier
Aquatics, the City’s new aquatics service provider,
addressed the City Council to introduce themselves.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Vice Mayor Delgadillo to approve
Consent Calendar Items 7*, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as
shown below. The motion was passed by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Lemons*, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Delgadillo
and Mayor Aguayo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Olmos
ABSTAIN: None
* Councilmember Lemons abstained from voting on the minutes of February 13, 2024 because she was not present at the meeting.
7. APPROVAL
Minutes of February 13
and February 27, 2024
Approved.
8. APPROVAL
Register of Demands –
February 2024
CF 47.2
Approved.
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March 12, 2024; Page 4
9. ORDINANCE
1179
Amending Chapters
8.040.010 and 8.04.040
of the Paramount
Municipal Code
Regarding Incorporation
of the County Health and
Safety Code
CF 69.23
Adopted Ordinance No. 1179, “AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
AMENDING CHAPTERS 8.04.010 AND 8.04.040 OF
THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
INCORPORATION OF THE COUNTY HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE.”
10. ORDINANCE
1180
Amending Chapters
10.04.010 and 10.04.020
of the Paramount
Municipal Code
Regarding Incorporation
of the County Traffic
Code
CF 98.1
Adopted Ordinance No. 1180, “AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
AMENDING CHAPTERS 10.04.010 AND 10.04.020
OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING INCORPORATION OF THE COUNTY
TRAFFIC CODE”
11. ORDINANCE
1183
Approving Zoning
Ordinance Text
Amendment No. 30,
Amending Section
17.04.010 (Definitions) of
Title 17 of the Paramount
Municipal Code; and
Amending Chapter
17.104 of Title 17
CF 109 ZOTA 30
Adopted Ordinance No. 1183, “AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE
TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 30, AMENDING SECTION
17.04.010 (DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17 OF THE
PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE; AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 17.104 OF TITLE 17 OF THE
PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY,
ESTABLISHING REVISED REGULATIONS FOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND ADDING
REGULATIONS FOR JUNIOR ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONES
CITYWIDE IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT.”
12. AWARD OF CONTRACT
Led Lighting Conversion
(City Project No. 9490)
CF CIP 9490
1) Appropriated an additional $37,950 from the
General Fund and authorized the transfer of these
funds into the Capital Project Fund; and 2) Awarded
the contract for the LED Lighting Conversion (CIP
9490) to AMTEK Construction, Orange, California, in
the amount of $79,933, and authorized the Mayor or
her designee to execute the agreement.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2024; Page 5
NEW BUSINESS
13. AWARD OF CONTRACT
Friday Night Market
Lights (City Project No.
9489)
CF CIP 9489
Public Works Director Figueroa gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Councilmember Lemons and
seconded by Vice Mayor Delgadillo to award the
contract for the Friday Night Market Lights (City Project No. 9489) to Mobile Illumination, Inc., Northridge,
California, in the amount of $24,916, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement. The
motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Lemons, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Delgadillo
and Mayor Aguayo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Olmos
ABSTAIN: None
SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – CONSENT
CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Lemons and
seconded by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to
approve Consent Calendar Item 1 as shown below.
The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Lemons, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Delgadillo
and Mayor Aguayo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Olmos
ABSTAIN: None
SA1. APPROVAL
Register of Demands –
February 2024
(Successor Agency)
CF 47.2
Approved.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2024; Page 6
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Councilmember Lemons reported that she attended
the meeting with the consultants working on the City’s
Public Art Master Plan and expressed appreciation to
the Planning Department for having the foresight to
engage a consultant to manage this important project.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings reported that she
attended Dr. Eugene Allen’s Colin Matthew Hand Up
Awards Gala and the MUSA Women’s Day event and
expressed appreciation to both for the invitation. She
thanked staff for all their hard work and expressed
appreciation to the Public Works department for
promptly handling the recent increase in graffiti related vandalism.
Mayor Aguayo thanked MUSA for always including the
City Council in their events and for all the work they do for the community. She noted that the recent Chats &
Snack with the Mayor was well attended by a diverse
group of individuals and thanked staff for a great event.
She also thanked the Public Works department for
addressing graffiti related vandalism so promptly. She
also commented that she is very excited about the
Public Art Master Plan project and applauded staff and
the consultants for bringing art to the community.
Staff
City Manager Moreno also praised the Planning
Department, specifically John Carver, John King and
Sol Bejarano for their efforts on the Public Art Master Plan.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2024; Page 7
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Mayor Aguayo adjourned the meeting at
6:50 p.m. The next meeting will be held on March 26,
2024 at 5:00 p.m. at Council Chamber at City Hall,
16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA.
/s/ Isabel Aguayo
Isabel Aguayo, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: April 9, 2024
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