Agenda
City Council
January 14, 2025
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: Beth Houser, Paramount Women’s Club President INVOCATION: Pastor Irene Ramirez, Chapel of Change
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 WINTER HOLIDAY EVENTS
2. PRESENTATION MAYOR’S GOLD KEY AWARD
3. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
2024 HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS
4. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
2024 EXPLORE PARAMOUNT BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT VIDEO
CONTEST WINNERS
5. RECOGNITION CITY OF PARAMOUNT RETIREE – GLORIA HANNAH – 41 YEARS
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.
6. APPROVAL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 3, 2024 (SPECIAL MEETING) AND DECEMBER 17, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of December 3, 2024 (Special Meeting) and December 17, 2024 (Adjourned Meeting).
7. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – DECEMBER 2024 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for December 2024.
8. APPROVAL SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH ATKINSON,
ANDELSON, LOYA, RUDD, AND ROMO FOR LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LEGAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Recommended Action: Approve the second amendment to an
agreement for labor and employment legal services with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd and Romo in an amount not to exceed $105,000, unless additional amounts are approved by the City Council.
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9. APPROVAL SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH LAURINCO FOR
PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $19,000 from the available fund balance in the Capital Project Fund (112) for CIP No. 9386 – City Hall Planning Department Improvement; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the second amendment to the agreement with Laurinco Interior Planning and Design for additional planning and design consulting services.
10. ORDINANCE
1191
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT
AMENDMENT NO. 33, AMENDING SECTION 17.04.010
(DEFINITIONS), SECTION 17.08.060(E), SECTION 17.08.090
(DESIGN STANDARDS), SECTION 17.08.130 (TWO-UNIT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS),
SECTION 17.12.060 (YARDS AND OPEN SPACE STANDARDS);
ADDING SECTION 17.12.080 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN
STANDARDS – PURPOSE, INTENT, AND APPLICABILITY) AND
SECTION 17.12.085 (SITE PLANNING); REPEALING AND
REPLACING SECTION 17.12.090 (SITE STANDARDS) WITH
SECTION 17.12.090 (ARCHITECTURE); ADDING SECTION
17.12.100 (STREET AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTERFACE),
SECTION 17.12.110 (LANDSCAPE), AND SECTION 17.12.120
(SERVICE AND BACK OF HOUSE); AMENDING SECTION
17.16.040 (PERMITTED USES), SECTION 17.16.110 (BUILDING STANDARDS), ADDING SECTION 17.16.120 (OBJECTIVE
DESIGN STANDARDS – PURPOSE, INTENT, AND
APPLICABILITY), SECTION 17.16.125 (SITE PLANNING),
SECTION 17.16.130 (ARCHITECTURE), SECTION 17.16.135
(STREET AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTERFACE), SECTION
17.161.140 (LANDSCAPE), AND SECTION 17.16.145
(AMENITIES, SERVICE, AND BACK OF HOUSE); AND
AMENDING SECTION 17.60.030 (POWER AND DUTIES
GENERALLY) AND CHAPTER 17.104 (ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS) OF TITLE 17 OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE,
REVISING REGULATIONS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO
FURTHER INCORPORATE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
CITYWIDE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES IN THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 1191.
11. ORDINANCE
1194
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AMENDING CHAPTERS 10.04.010 AND 10.04.020
OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
INCORPORATION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRAFFIC
CODE
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and set a public hearing for Ordinance No. 1194 at the City Council meeting on February 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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12. ORDINANCE
1195
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AMENDING CHAPTERS 8.04.010 AND 8.04.040
OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
INCORPORATION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and set a public hearing for Ordinance No. 1195 at the City Council meeting on February 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
13. APPROVAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MDG
ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE GRANT MANAGEMENT
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR A FEDERAL COMMUNITY
PROJECT FUNDING GRANT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ROOF
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
Recommended Action: Approve a professional services
agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with MDG Associates, Inc. for grant management consulting services in an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually for FY 2024-25, FY 2025- 26, and FY 2026-27.
14. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
CITY YARD RESTROOM RENOVATION PROJECT
(CITY PROJECT NO. 9375)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Corral Construction & Development, Inc., Commerce, California for the City Yard restroom renovation project for Fiscal Year 2025 and authorize payment of the retention.
15. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
ARTERIAL STREET RESURFACING PROJECT
(CITY PROJECT NO. 9430)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Sequel Contractors, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California for the arterial street resurfacing project for Fiscal Year 2024 and authorize payment of the retention.
16. APPROVAL APPOINTMENT OF A PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONER
Recommended Action: Appoint Alejandro Maldonado to serve the remainder of an unexpired term on the Parks and Recreation Commission through July 2025.
NEW BUSINESS
17. ORAL REPORT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE NEXUS STUDY OVERVIEW Agenda January 14, 2025
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18. ORDINANCE
1193
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AMENDING SECTIONS 8.12.010 AND 8.12.020;
ADDING SECTION 8.12.032; AND AMENDING SECTIONS
8.12.050, 8.12.110, AND 8.12.160 OF CHAPTER 8.12
(FIREWORKS) OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE TO
REVISE FIREWORKS STAND HOURS OF OPERATION AND
OTHER FIREWORKS REGULATIONS IN THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1193, and place it on the January 28, 2025 agenda for adoption.
19. ORAL REPORT DISCUSSION REGARDING FINES FOR SOCIAL HOST
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS RELATED TO FIREWORKS
VIOLATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on January 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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