Agenda
City Council
August 27, 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:
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 2024 HERITAGE FESTIVAL
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.
2. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
SPANE PARK FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS (CITY PROJECT NO.
9358)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $52,000 from the Capital Project Fund utilizing General Funds; and 2) Award the contract for the Spane Park Facility Improvements (City Project No. 9358) to Estate Design and Construction, Inc., Los Angeles, CA in the amount of $318,792, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
3. RESOLUTION
24:034
APPOINTING ALTERNATES TO THE LOS ANGELES GATEWAY
REGION INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:034 appointing Assistant Public Works Director, Michelle Tse, and Public Works Manager, Michelle Müller, as alternate board members to represent the City of Paramount on the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority.
4. 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, and adopt Ordinance No. 1187.
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5. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL
BAKER INTERNATIONAL FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES
FOR MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS (CITY PROJECT NO. 9435)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $15,000 from Measure R Funds for landscape design services; and 2) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with Michael Baker International for landscape design services to include the preparation of construction drawings, specifications, and bid support for the construction for median enhancements on Rosecrans Avenue (City Project No. 9435) in the amount of $14,880 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
6. APPROVAL MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT – CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE
ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
Recommended Action: Appoint Michelle Müller, Public Works Manager, as an alternate representative to the Clean Power Alliance Board of Directors.
7. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT WITH SOFFA ELECTRIC, INC. FOR WATER WELL PROGRAMMING SERVICES RELATED
TO WELL 16 (CITY PROJECT NO. 9116)
Recommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the
agreement with SOFFA Electric, Inc., in the amount of $38,270 for additional water well computer programming services; and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the Amendment.
8. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
ARTERIAL STREET RESURFACING (CITY PROJECT NO. 9330)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Palp, Inc., DBA Excel Paving, Corona, California, for the arterial street resurfacing project for Fiscal Year 2023 and authorize payment of the retention.
NEW BUSINESS
9. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1188
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 34, REVISING
REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES
CITYWIDE IN THE M-1 (LIGHT MANUFACTURING) AND M-2
(HEAVY MANUFACTURING) ZONES
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1188, and place it on the September 10, 2024 agenda for adoption.
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10. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Recommended Action:
A. Appropriate an additional $515,200 in Gas Tax for median landscape maintenance and $507,800 in General Funds, for a total of $1,023,000, for landscape maintenance services that covers medians, vines, and parks citywide.
B. Award a contract for medians and vines care landscape maintenance services to SGD Enterprises DBA Four Seasons Landscaping in the amount of $690,174.44 per year for a 2-year term and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
C. Award a contract for Citywide/parks landscaping maintenance services to Azteca Landscape in the amount of $1,007,706.32 per year for a 2-year term and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
D. Authorize the Public Works Director to approve extra work/services for a combined amount not to exceed $200,000.
11. RESOLUTION
24:035
APPROVING THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 24:035 approving the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
12. APPROVAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WATER
RESOURCES ECONOMICS, LLC FOR WATER RATE STUDY
SERVICES
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $52,155 from the Water Fund balance; and 2) Approve a professional services agreement with Water Resources Economics, LLC in the amount of $52,155 for water rate study services and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
13. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON CITY COUNCIL GOALS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on September 10, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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