PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
MAY 14, 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 Annette C. Delgadillo at
6:03 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Sergio Marquez, Peer Support Specialist, Veteran
Peer Access Network led the pledge of allegiance.
INVOCATION: Father Cesar Carrasco, Our Lady of the Rosary delivered the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Absent: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Elizabeth Martyn, Assistant City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
David Johnson, Community Services Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Kim Sao, Finance Director
Johnn King, Assistant Planning Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Sol Bejarano, Management Analyst
Magnolia Sandoval, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
Eco-Friendly Fair
CF 39.7
A video highlighting the Eco-Friendly Fair was
presented.
2. PROCLAMATION
National Military
Appreciation Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Military Appreciation
Month. Sergio Marquez with Veteran Peer Access
Network was present to accept the proclamation.
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3. PRESENTATION
Mayor’s Gold Key Award
CF 39.8
Mayor Delgadillo presented the Mayor’s Gold Key
Award to the Knights of Columbus Paramount Council
#4039. Members of the Knights of Columbus were
present to accept the award and expressed
appreciation for the recognition.
4. RECOGNITION
Former Commissioner
RoseMary Mendez
CF 39.7
Mayor Delgadillo recognized former Commissioner
RoseMary Mendez and thanked her for her 21 years
of service to the community on the Public Works
Commission (17 years) and Planning Commission (4
years). Ms. Mendez was present to accept the
recognition and expressed her appreciation.
5. PRESENTATION
2024 Pride of Paramount
Beautiful Property
Awards
CF 74.3
Mayor Delgadillo presented the 2024 Pride of
Paramount Beautiful Property Awards to the following
property owners:
• Outstanding Landscape
Jasso Family, 13563 Orange Avenue
• Water Wise
Miles Family, 8045 Second Street
• Beautiful Business
Lee Properties, 15504 Paramount Boulevard
• Model Apartment
Four Seasons Apartment Homes, 15904 Indiana
Avenue
• Most Beautiful Home, Third Place
Alcaraz Family, 15915 Colorado Avenue
• Most Beautiful Home, Second Place
Mercado Family, 13615 Kansas Avenue
• Most Beautiful Home, First Place
Gamboa Family, 8518 Madison Street
6. PROCLAMATION
National Police Week
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Police Week. Lieutenant
Morales and members of the Special Assignment
Officer Team were present to accept the proclamation.
7. PROCLAMATION
National Mental Health
Awareness Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Mental Health Awareness
Month. William Sinko, Executive Director of
Community Family Guidance Center was present to
accept the proclamation.
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8. PROCLAMATION
National Senior Health
and Fitness Day
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May 29th as National Senior Health and
Fitness Day. Ron Roberson, fitness instructor and
Martha Garcia, Chair of the Senior Services
Commission were present to accept the proclamation.
9. PROCLAMATION
National Water Safety
Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Water Safety Month.
Ryan Larson, Chief Operating Officer of Premier
Aquatics was present to accept the proclamation.
10. PROCLAMATION
National Public Works
Week
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Public Works Week. Rita
Aguilar, Chair of the Public Works Commission was
present to accept the proclamation.
11. PROCLAMATION
National Building Safety
Month
CF 39.12
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
proclaimed May as National Building Safety Month.
Scott Fazekas, who serves as the City’s Building
Official, was present to accept the proclamation.
At 6:50 p.m., Mayor Delgadillo recessed the meeting
for a brief break. The meeting was called back to order at 7:03 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
CF 10.4 City Manager Moreno responded to comments made
by Daniel Eid at the April 23, 2024 City Council/
Development Review Board Joint Meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 The following individual addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Bertha Jimenez.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Vice Mayor to approve Consent Calendar
Items 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 as shown
below. The motion was passed by the following roll
call vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
12. APPROVAL
Minutes of April 9, April
23 (Joint Meeting with
Development Review
Board), and April 23,
2024
Approved.
13. APPROVAL
Register of Demands
CF 47.2
Approved.
14. RECEIVE AND FILE
APPROVAL
Treasurer’s Report for
the Quarter Ending
March 31, 2024
CF 47.3
Received and filed.
15. AWARD OF CONTRACT
City Yard Restroom
Renovation
(City Project No. 9375)
1) Appropriated an additional $50,000 from the
available General Fund balance and; 2) Awarded the
contract for the City Yard Restroom Renovation (City
Project No. 9375) to Corral Construction &
Development, Inc., Commerce, CA in the amount of
$363,363 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to
execute the agreement.
16. APPROVAL
Parade Permit
Application for Hynes
D.E.S. Inc. – June 23,
2024
CF 75.1
Approved the parade permit application with the
understanding that Hynes D.E.S. Inc. will reimburse
the City approximately $2,475, acquire appropriate
liability insurance, and contract with a third-party
motorcade agency to provide eight motorcade units for
the event.
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17. RESOLUTION 24:010
Affirming the Fiscal Year
2024-2025 Budget for
the Use of Funds
Provided by the Road
Repair and
Accountability Act of
2017 (SB 1)
CF 94
Adopted Resolution No. 24:010, “AFFIRMING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET FOR THE USE
OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB 1)”
18. RESOLUTION
24:011 and 24:012
Engineer’s Report and
Declaration of Intent to
Levy and Collect
Assessments –
Landscaping and
Maintenance
Assessment District No.
81-1
CF 25.3
A.) Adopted Resolution No. 24:011, “APPROVING
THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR CERTAIN
LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS FOR
LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 81-1.”
B.) Adopted Resolution No. 24:012, “DECLARING
THE CITY’S INTENTION TO LEVY AND
COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN
LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 81-1 FOR FY
2024-2025 AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE
FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.”
19. APPROVAL
Emergency Approval of
Professional Services
Agreements with Soffa
Electric, Inc and
Pureflow Filtration Div.
for Water Well
Programming Services
Related to Well 16
(City Project No 9116)
CF 43.1248; 43.1249
A.) Approved an agreement with SOFFA Electric, Inc.
in the amount of $83,200 for water well
programming services in a form approved by the
City Attorney.
B.) Approved an agreement with Pureflow Filtration
Div. in the amount of $21,000 for treatment
system coordination related to Well 16 (City
Project No. 9116) in a form approved by the City
Attorney.
NEW BUSINESS
20. PUBLIC HEARING
Ordinance No.
1186/Zone Change No.
248
8225 Alondra Boulevard
CF 109 ZC No. 248
Assistant Planning Director King gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Delgadillo asked if there was anyone wishing to
testify. There being no public testimony, it was moved
by Vice Mayor Lemons and seconded by
Councilmember Olmos to close the public hearing.
The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
It was moved by Vice Mayor Lemons and seconded by
Councilmember Olmos to introduce Ordinance No.
1186, “APPROVING A REQUEST BY DR. EUGENE
ALLEN TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 717/ZONE
CHANGE NO. 147 AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO.
1186/ZONE CHANGE NO. 148 FOR 8225 ALONDRA
BOULEVARD IN THE PD-PS (PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT WITH PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS) ZONE IN THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT,” and place it on the May 28, 2024
agenda for adoption. The motion was passed by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
21. APPROVAL
Home Improvement
Program Guidelines
Update
CF 54.9 HOME
Management Analyst Bejarano gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Brief discussion ensued concerning the HUD income
qualification guidelines for the Home Improvement
Program.
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to approve the
proposed changes to the Home Improvement Program
guidelines. The motion was passed by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
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22. PUBLIC HEARING
Adoption of the Fiscal
Year 2024-2025 OneYear Action Plan for the
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) and
Home Investment
Partnerships (HOME)
Programs
CF 54; 54.9 HOME
Management Analyst Bejarano gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Delgadillo asked if there was anyone wishing to
testify. There being no public testimony, it was moved
by Councilmember Olmos and seconded by Vice
Mayor Lemons to close the public hearing. The motion
was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
Brief discussion ensued concerning the proposed
alleyway improvements, the population requirement
for participation in the program, and the funding for
senior activities.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Lemons and seconded by
Councilmember Olmos to adopt the One-Year Action
Plan (FY 2024-2025); and authorize the City Manager,
or designee, to execute and submit all required
certifications and related documents and agreements
to implement the One-Year Action Plan in compliance
with HUD regulations. The motion was passed by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
23. AWARD OF CONTRACT
Dills Park Renovation –
New Restroom
(City Project No. 9259)
Community Services Director Johnson gave the report
and presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to award the
contract for the Dills Park Renovation – New Restroom
project (City Project No. 9259) to 3M Construction
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Corporation, Anaheim, California, in the amount of
$213,975.12, and authorize the Mayor or her designee
to execute the agreement. The motion was passed by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Olmos, Cuellar
Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Aguayo
ABSTAIN: None
24. ORAL REPORT
2024 Summer Concert
Lineup
CF 39
Assistant Community Services Director Guillen gave
the report and presented a PowerPoint presentation
providing an overview of the 2024 Summer Concert
Lineup.
Councilmember Lemons commented that she has
received complaints about the types of music and
suggested there be more balance in the performances.
Discussion ensued concerning the other events that
feature live music and reasons the Summer Concert
series is hosted at Progress Park.
25. ORAL REPORT
Review of Draft Park
Master Plan
CF 43.1171
Consultant Jose Rodriguez, Senior Project Manager
with MIG gave the report and presented a PowerPoint
presentation providing an overview of the draft Park
Master Plan.
The following individual provided a written public
comment for this item: Alejandro Yanez.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Vice Mayor Lemons commented that she attended the
National Day of Prayer and the Children’s Benefit
Dinner organized by the Community Family Guidance
Center. She also reported on the discussion and
actions from the recent Landscape Median Ad Hoc
Committee and the Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee
meetings.
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Councilmember Olmos reminded the community about
the upcoming 5K/1K event on Saturday, June 1.
Regarding the public comment from Ms. Jimenez, she
requested clarification on the ADA requirements.
Assistant Planning Director King briefly explained the
requirements.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings commented that she
attended the Children’s Benefit Dinner organized by
Community Family Guidance Center, the National Day
of Prayer, the Student and Young Adut Art Show, and
Polynesian Night at the Pond. Lastly, she wished her
son-in-law, Frank and all the residents that have May
birthdays a Happy Birthday.
Mayor Delgadillo commented that she attended the
Pathways volunteer appreciation dinner, National Day
of Prayer, and the Children’s Benefit Dinner organized
by Community Family Guidance Center. She also
noted that she, along with her City Council colleagues, attended Congresswoman Barragan’s check
presentation where the Congresswoman presented
the City with a check to fund City’s residential roof
rebate program. She commented that she also
attended the recent Friday Night Paramount event and
Polynesian Night at the Pond. Lastly, she thanked staff for all they do.
Staff
There were no comments from staff.
Mayor Delgadillo recessed the City Council meeting to
Closed session at 8:20 p.m. to discuss the matters
listed below.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) – One (1)
case
Communities for a Better Environment et al v. City of
Paramount - Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.
22STCP0187
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May 14, 2024; Page 10
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) – One (1)
case.
Mayor Delgadillo called the meeting back to order in
open session at 9:25 p.m.
Assistant City Attorney Martyn reported that there was
no reportable action taken on either of the items listed above on the closed session agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Mayor Delgadillo adjourned the meeting
at 9:26 p.m. to an adjourned meeting on May 21, 2024
at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA.
/s/ Annette C. Delgadillo
Annette C. Delgadillo, Mayor
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/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
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