Agenda
City Council
April 23, 2024
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 5:00 p.m. 16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.com
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Odyssey STEM Academy Tree Huggers Club
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
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PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO DíA DE LOS NIÑOS
2. PROCLAMATION EARTH MONTH
3. PRESENTATION MARUKAN VINEGAR DONATION TO PARAMOUNT
EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
4. PRESENTATION WORLD ENERGY DONATION TO TEPIC SISTER CITIES
5. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
PARAMOUNT FC STATE CUP PRESIDENTS YOUNGERS
CHAMPIONS (9U)
6. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
WEST COAST REBELS 6U AND 8U CHAMPIONSHIP
FOOTBALL TEAMS
7. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
8. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
9. PROCLAMATION ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH
10. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH
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.
11. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
SUBSTATION ROOFING REPLACEMENT (CITY PROJECT NO.
9470)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $142,200 using the Capital Project Fund; and 2) Award the contract for Substation Roofing Replacement (City Project No. 9470) to Bishop, Inc., Orange, California, in the amount of $401,980.00 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
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12. RESOLUTION
24:008
AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND AMENDING THE
PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) PLAN
FOR THE 2019 PROGRAM YEAR
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:008, authorizing the application and amending the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) plan for the 2019 program year; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the PLHA Program Application and other related documents to the PLHA program and submit all required documents and agreements to amend the PLHA plan for the 2019 program year in compliance with HCD regulations.
13. ORDINANCE
1185
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 178 (THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE), APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 247,
CHANGING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT FROM M-1 (LIGHT MANUFACTURING) TO RM (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ON THE WEST SIDE OF VERMONT AVENUE FROM 15943 TO 15953 VERMONT AVENUE
IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF MULTIPLEFAMILY RESIDENTIAL Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1185.
14. APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A FORKLIFT
Recommended Action: Authorize the purchase of a forklift in the amount of $55,801.90 from Select Equipment Sales, Inc., Buena Park, CA.
15. AUTHORIZATION AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE DESIGN ENGINEERING
BUDGET FOR PROGRESS PARK EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
(City project no. 9352)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $9,500 from the Capital Project Fund for this project using available General Fund balance; and 2) Approve the Additional Services Fee Proposal with Studio One-Eleven in the amount of $9,500 for additional construction design services for the Progress Park Exterior Improvements (City Project No. 9352).
16. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL
BAKER INTERNATIONAL FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES
FOR MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS (CITY PROJECT NO. 9453)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $14,200 from the available Measure R Funds, and; 2) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Michael Baker International for landscape design services for Median Enhancements (City Project No. 9453) and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
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17. APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION TO ADD A NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 BUDGET –
ADVANCED METER INFRASTRUCTURE (CITY PROJECT NO.
9414)
Recommended Action: 1) Authorize a new Capital Improvement Project - Advanced Metering Infrastructure (City Project No. 9414); and 2) Appropriate $11,236,354 funded by a lease agreement with Banc of America Public Capital Corp.
NEW BUSINESS
18. PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION
24:009
AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND AMENDING THE
PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) PLAN
FOR THE 2020-2023 PROGRAM YEARS
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:009, authorizing the application and amending the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) plan for the 2020-2023 program years; and authorize the City Manager to execute the PLHA Program Application, and other related documents to the PLHA program and submit all required documents and agreements to amend the PLHA plan for the 2020-2023 program years in compliance with HCD regulations.
19. REPORT UPDATE ON MAYORAL ACTIVITIES
Recommended Action: Receive and file this report and provide direction to staff on the proposed Mayoral activities presented in the report.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) – Two (2) cases
(1) Communities for a Better Environment et al v. City of Paramount - Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP0187
(2) Shadowood Development Company v. City of Paramount and consolidated action - Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22TCV09407/23STCV01108 (consolidated)
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on May 14, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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