Agenda
City Council
August 13, 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 Annette C. Delgadillo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Hazel Mejia, Mariposa Kids Club Student INVOCATION: Reverend Grady Jones, New Commandment Missionary Baptist Church
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
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Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
2. PRESENTATION MAYOR’S GOLD KEY AWARD
3. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL BACK TO SCHOOL MONTH
4. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL WELLNESS MONTH
5. PRESENTATION RETIREE RECOGNITION – JOHN E. CAVANAUGH, CITY
ATTORNEY
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
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. APPROVAL MINUTES OF JULY 9 AND JULY 23, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of July 9 and July 23, 2024.
7. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – JULY 2024 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for July 2024.
8. RECEIVE AND FILE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2024
Recommended Action: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report.
9. APPROVAL JOINT TAX TRANSFER RESOLUTION FOR THE ARTESIA
CEMETERY DISTRICT, DOWNEY CEMETERY DISTRICT, AND
LITTLE LAKE CEMETERY DISTRICT REORGANIZATION NO.
2021-03
Recommended Action: Approve Joint Tax Transfer Resolution for the Artesia Cemetery District, Downey Cemetery District, and Little Lake Cemetery District Reorganization No. 2021-03 for the negotiated exchange of property tax revenue resulting from the annexation of territory to the Artesia Cemetery District, Downey Cemetery District, Little Lake Cemetery District, and detachment from the Little Lake Cemetery District.
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10. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
IRRIGATION SYSTEM RENOVATION AT RALPH C. DILLS PARK
(CITY PROJECT NO. 9574)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $173,500 from the City’s Measure R Fund allocation; and 2) Award the contract for the Irrigation System Renovation at Ralph C. Dills Park (Project No. 9574) to Saldana Landscape District, Rosemead, CA, in the amount of $385,000, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
11. APPROVAL LETTERS OF NON-INTERFERENCE WITH WORLD ENERGY AND CRIMSON PIPELINE; AND AMENDMENT TO BIKEWAY
LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
AND CHEVRON FOR WSAB BIKEWAY PHASE 2 (CITY
PROJECT NO. 9932)
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the letters of non-interference with World Energy and Crimson Pipeline; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with
Chevron, at a future time, to allow the construction of the WSAB Bikeway Phase 2 project, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
12. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
ROADKILL REMOVAL SERVICES
Recommended Action: Award the contract for Roadkill Removal Services to Browny Pest Control, Paramount, CA in an amount not to exceed $25,000 annually, and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement.
13. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH SCOTT FAZEKAS AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
TO ALLOW AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL COST FOR PERMIT
TECHNICIAN SERVICES
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $10,400 from the General Fund; and 2) Authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Scott Fazekas and Associates, Inc.
14. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
WATER WELL 16 PERIMETER LANDSCAPE (CITY PROJECT
NO. 9116)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $5,250 from the available Water Fund balance; and 2) Award the contract for the Water Well 16 Perimeter Landscape (City Project No. 9116) to SGD Enterprises DBA Four Seasons Landscaping, Van Nuys, CA in the amount of $132,007 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
OLD BUSINESS
15. APPROVAL AMENDMENT TO RENEW SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT AND CARE SOLACE, INC. FOR
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024-25
Recommended Action: Approve the amendment to renew the
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service agreement with Care Solace, Inc., for FY 2024-25 in the amount of $80,250 and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
NEW BUSINESS
16. ORAL REPORT 2024 PARAMOUNT HOMELESS CENSUS
Recommended Action: N/A
17. APPROVAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT DRONE
DEPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM
Recommended Action: Discontinue the Drone Pilot Program and reallocate $30,000 toward the continued lease of the Flock Safety cameras and LASD aero-bureau services.
18. APPROVAL WEST SANTA ANA BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL PHASE III IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – PROPOSAL FROM WILLDAN
ENGINEERING TO PREPARE A GRADE SEPARATION STUDY
REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT (CITY PROJECT NO. 9237)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $217,800 utilizing Measure R funds for the Grade Separation Study for the West Santa Ana Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Phase III project; and 2) Authorize Willdan Engineering to prepare a Grade Separation Study (GSS) for the West Santa Ana Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Phase III project in an amount not to exceed $217,733.
19. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RESURFACING (CITY PROJECT
NO. 9431)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $400,000 from the RMRA fund and $163,000 from Measure M to cover the total cost of the project; and 2) Award the contract for the Neighborhood Street Resurfacing to Sequel Contractors, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA, in the amount of $1,477,355, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
20. ORDINANCE
1187
ADDING CHAPTER 2.08 TO TITLE 2 OF THE PARAMOUNT
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTRONIC AND
PAPERLESS FILING OF FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES
COMMISSION CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE
STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1187, and place it on the August 27, 2024 agenda for second reading and adoption.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - CONSENT
CALENDAR
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Recommended Action: Approve the Successor Agency Register of Demands for July 2024.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) – One (1) case
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on August 27 2024 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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