Agenda
City Council
April 9, 2024
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 6:00 PM
16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.com
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Isabel Aguayo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION: Pastor Ken Korver, Emmanuel Church
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Peggy Lemons
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Mayor Isabel Aguayo
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PRESENTATIONS
1. PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR ISABEL AGUAYO
MINUTES
2. APPROVAL MINUTES OF MARCH 12 AND MARCH 26, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of March 12 and March 26, 2024.
ELECTION RESULTS/REORGANIZATION
3. RESOLUTION
24:006
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT ON MARCH 5,
2024, IN CONSOLIDATION WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:006.
4. OATH OF OFFICE COUNCILMEMBERS ELECTED MARCH 5, 2024
Recommended Action: City Clerk will administer the Oath of Office and deliver the Certificate of Election to the Councilmembers elected March 5, 2024.
5. REORGANIZATION SELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
Recommended Action: Select a Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve for the 2024-2025 term.
RECESS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the City Council.
6. RESOLUTION
24:007
ORDERING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 81-1
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:007.
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7. ORDINANCE
1184
ADDING CHAPTER 2.20 TO TITLE 2 OF THE PARAMOUNT
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE OFFICIAL CITY SEAL,
LOGOS, INSIGNIAS, AND OTHER IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1184.
8. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – MARCH 2024 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands.
NEW BUSINESS
9. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1185
ORDINANCE NO. 1185/ZONE CHANGE NO. 247
CHANGING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FROM M-1 (LIGHT
MANUFACTURING) TO R-M (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)
ON THE WEST SIDE OF VERMONT AVENUE FROM 15943 TO
15953 VERMONT AVENUE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF MULTIPLEFAMILY RESIDENTIAL Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing, then read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1185, and place it on the April 23, 2024 agenda for adoption.
10. APPROVAL AMENDMENT TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
PROJECT EXPENDITURE PLAN
Recommended Action: Provide further direction on the City Council’s priorities and approve the proposed changes to the ARPA Project Expenditure Plan as described in Table 1.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
To a Joint Meeting with the Development Review Board on April 23, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (562) 220-2225 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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