Agenda
City Council
May 28, 2024
Adjourned Meeting – Paramount Park Community Center - 5:00 p.m. 14400 Paramount Boulevard Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.com
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Eddie Cruz, President
Paramount Unified School District Board of Education
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 PROGRESS PARK PLAYGROUND GRAND OPENING
2. PRESENTATION PARAMOUNT EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
• PEP Board of Directors
• PEP Scholarship Selection Committee
• PEP Donors
• Recognition of PEP Scholarship Recipients
3. RECOGNITION EDUCATION MONTH
• Valedictorian, Paramount High School, Class of 2024
• Salutatorian, Paramount High School, Class of 2024
• Co-Valedictorians, Odyssey STEM Academy, Class of 2024 • Gates Scholarship Recipients
• Dell Scholars Program Awardee
• Top 25 Paramount High School Academic Students, Class of 2024
• Top 5 Odyssey STEM Academy Academic, Class of 2024
• Top 2 Buena Vista High School Academic Students, Class of 2024
• Top 5 PUSD Student Volunteers, Class of 2024
• Top 5 Paramount High School Momentum Students, Class
of 2024
• PUSD Teachers of the Year
• PUSD Classified Employees and Staff of the Year
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.
4. APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE PARK MONUMENT SIGNS (CITY PROJECT NO. 9450)
Recommended Action: Approve the purchase and installation of park monuments signs from Bravo Sign & Design, Inc., Anaheim, California, in the amount of $110,060.
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5. ORDINANCE
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. 248 FOR 8225
ALONDRA BOULEVARD IN THE PD-PS (PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT WITH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS) ZONE IN
THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1186.
6. APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO SELL FIREWORKS – 2024 Recommended Action: Approve the applications to sell fireworks submitted by the eight eligible community groups.
7. REPORT REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL PERMIT FOR LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT (KARAOKE) (PANATARATT KATE
TIRATHANANON/CATE’S CORNER) - 8400 ALONDRA
BOULEVARD
Recommended Action: Receive and file the report with the stipulation that staff conduct an annual review of Panataratt Kate Tirathananon/Cate’s Corner restaurant Live Entertainment Permit.
NEW BUSINESS
8. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH THINK TOGETHER FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SAFETY SERVICES AT FOUR (4) SUCCESS
THROUGH EDUCATION AND RECREATION (STAR) MIDDLE
SCHOOL SITES
Recommended Action: Approve the agreement with Think
Together in the amount of $632,287.91 for the operation of four STAR middle school sites and authorize the Mayor of her designee to execute the agreement.
9. APPROVAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PARAMOUNT
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25
ELO-P AND ASES FUNDED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Recommended Action: Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of Paramount and the Paramount Unified School District that identifies responsibilities of both agencies in operating the ELO-P and STAR programs.
10. RESOLUTION
24:015
APPROVING THE DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER
LOS ANGELES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO
AFFORDABLE HOMES AT 16305 HUNSAKER AVENUE
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:015.
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11. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT WITH ATHENS SERVICES
FOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
AND APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATION OF FEES AND
CHARGES FOR PICK-UP AND HAULING OF REFUSE WITHIN
THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action:
A) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated
Agreement between the City of Paramount and Arakelian
Enterprises. CBA Athens Services for Integrated Solid Waste Management Services, subject to final approval by the City Attorney in connection with indemnification provisions.
B) Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:013 approving the modification of fees and charges for pick-up and hauling of refuse within the City.
12. RESOLUTION
24:014
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 19:045 PERTAINING TO THE
FREQUENCY OF THE COMMUNITY-WIDE PARKING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:014
13. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
DILLS PARK RENOVATION – PARKING LOT (CITY PROJECT
NO. 9259)
Recommended Action: Award the contract for the Dills Park Renovation – Parking Lot project (City Project No. 9259) to Deark E&C, Inc., Fullerton, California, in the amount of $1,040,600.20, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - NEW BUSINESS
14. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 FROM THE EPA FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 FOR CONTINUED AIR
MONITORING
Recommended Action: Approve the appropriation of an additional $50,000 from the EPA Fund for continued ambient air monitoring in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54957.6(f)
Agency designated representatives: City Council
Unrepresented employee: City Manager
Terms and conditions of employment
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ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on June 11 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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