PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 14, 2025
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
6:01 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Beth Houser, Paramount Women’s Club President, led
the pledge of allegiance.
INVOCATION: Following a moment of silence in honor of those affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires, Pastor Beau
Stephens, Chapel of Change delivered the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons Mayor
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
John King, Interim Planning Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Kim Sao, Finance Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Sol Bejarano, Management Analyst
Melissa Torres, Communications Specialist
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
2024 Winter Holiday
Events
CF 39.7
A video highlighting the recent 2024 Winter Holiday
Events was presented.
2. PRESENTATION
Mayor’s Gold Key
Award
CF 39.7
Mayor Delgadillo presented the Mayor’s Gold Key
Award to Ali Shaw, Para Latino Medical Center.
Medical Director Dr. Khai Trani, IPA Project Manager
Ali Shaw, and physician Lucia Brisenio were present
to accept the award .
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
January 14, 2025; Page 2
3. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
2024 Holiday Home
Decorating Contest
Winners
CF 39.6
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
recognized the 2024 Holiday Home Decorating
Contest winners.
• 1st Place – 8300 3rd Street (Flores Family)
• 2nd Place – 6523 San Mateo Street (Santos Family)
• 3rd Place – 6647 San Juan Street (Vela Family)
4. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
2024 Explore
Paramount Business
Spotlight Video
Contest Winners
CF 39.6
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
recognized the 2024 Explore Paramount Business
Spotlight Video Contest winners.
• 1st Place High School – Casa Adelita
Kylan Arreola, Kevin Gallardo, Ruby Godinez,
Aliyah Hernandez, and Itzel Contreras
• 1st Place Amateur (18 & over) – Gracias Cafecito
Juliette Medina
• 1st Place Professional – Novella Western Apparel
Julio Diaz Venegas
5. RECOGNITION
City of Paramount
Retiree – Gloria
Hannah – 41 Years
CF 39.7
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
recognized retiree Gloria Hannah for her 41 years of
dedicated service to the City of Paramount.
At 6:29 p.m., Mayor Delgadillo recessed the meeting
to a brief break. The meeting was called back to order
at 6:38 p.m.
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
City Manager Moreno responded to comments made
by Beau Bianchi, Modern Development; Karin
Staddon, Rio Puente Trailer Park; Golden State Park
(written comment); Jarryd Gonzalez, Western
Manufactured Housing Community Association; Katie
Morris, Cherryfield Village; Greg O’Hagan, Americana
Mobile Home Park; Mike Otero, Elijah Mobile Home
Park; Mina Nieblas, Orange Avenue Mobile Home
Park; Jose Angel Garcia; resident; Nelson Sanchez,
resident; Maribel Hernandez; resident; Maria Araiza;
resident; and Rodolfo Cortez at the December 17,
2024 City Council meeting.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 The following individuals addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Andrea Crow,
Paramount Library; Yesenia Cuarenta; Carolina Rios,
Hector Ramirez, Alfredo Galdamez; Gloria Madrigal,
Ofelia Orozco, Juan Carlos Contreras, Michael
Latimer, Gabriela Arambula, and Brook Ervin, MH
Action. Additionally, Michelle Rivera submitted a
written public comment that was read by the City Clerk.
At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Delgadillo recessed the meeting
to a brief break. The meeting was called back to order
at 7:24 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Vice Mayor Lemons and seconded by
Councilmember Olmos to approve Consent Calendar
Items 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 as shown below. The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
6. APPROVAL
Minutes of December
3, 2024 (Special
Meeting) and
December 17, 2024
Approved.
7. APPROVAL
Register of Demands
December 2024
CF 47.2
Approved the Register of Demands for December
2024.
8. APPROVAL
Second Amendment to
agreement with
Atkinson, Andelson,
Loya, Rudd, and Romo
Approved 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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for Labor and
Employment Legal
Consulting Services.
CF 43.1102
9. APPROVAL
Second Amendment to
agreement with
Laurinco for
Professional Interior
Design Services
CF 43.1191
1) Appropriated 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) Authorized 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
CF 109 ZOTA 33
Read by title only and adopted Ordinance No. 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 (TWOUNIT 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
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TO FURTHER INCORPORATE OBJECTIVE DESIGN
STANDARDS CITYWIDE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT.”
11. ORDINANCE 1194
CF 98.1
Read by title only, waived 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.
12. ORDINANCE 1195
CF 61.23
Read by title only, waived 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
CF 43.1287
Approved 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
CIP No. 9375
Accepted the work performed by Corral Construction
& Development, Inc., Commerce, California for the
City Yard restroom renovation project for Fiscal Year
2025 and authorized payment of the retention.
15. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
Arterial Street
Resurfacing Project
CIP No. 9430
Accepted the work performed by Sequel Contractors,
Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California for the arterial street resurfacing project for Fiscal Year 2024 and
authorized payment of the retention.
16. APPROVAL
Appointment of a Parks
and Recreation
Commissioner
CF 27.4
Appointed Alejandro Maldonado to serve the
remainder of an unexpired term on the Parks and
Recreation Commission through July 2025.
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NEW BUSINESS
17. ORAL REPORT
Development Impact
Fee Nexus Study
Overview
CF 43.1254 & 30
Julie Cooper, Principal-in-Charge/Program Manager
from Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. gave the
report and presented a PowerPoint presentation
providing an overview of the development impact fee
nexus study currently underway.
18. ORDINANCE 1193
CF 75.2 & 70.2
Interim Planning Director King gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Cuellar Stallings to read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 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," and place it on the January 28,
2025 agenda for adoption. The motion was passed by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Omos,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
19. ORAL REPORT
Discussion regarding
fines for Social Host
Administrative Citations
related to fireworks
violations
CF 75.2 & 70.3
Public Safety Director Matson gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding fines
for Social Host Administrative Citations related to
fireworks violations and options for potentially
increasing the social host fine.
Discussion ensued concerning the appeal process, the
administrative process for a fee waiver during the
appeal process and how the dashcam footage is
recorded and used. Following discussion, the City
Council directed staff to bring back a resolution to
increase social host fine to $1,000 for the City
Council’s consideration.
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COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Vice Mayor Lemons commented on her attendance at
the employee holiday luncheon and expressed
appreciation to staff for all they do. She also
complimented staff for the goal setting session and
commented that it is nice when staff’s goals mirror the City Council’s goals. Lastly, she thanked the City’s
residents and Assemblymember Solache for
supporting the City’s donation drive benefiting the
victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires and reminded
residents that donations are still being taken.
Councilmember Olmos echoed Vice Mayor Lemons
comments about the goal setting session and donation
drive. She also reported that she and Councilmember
Cuellar Stallings attended the CCCA Legislative Tour
in Sacramento. She reported that during the event they
participated in the press conference regarding the
implementation of Proposition 36 and met with Senator
Gonzalez and Assemblymember Solache to discuss
the City’s priorities. Lastly, she expressed appreciation to Fire Station 31 for representing Paramount so well
in battling the recent Palisades and Eaton fire.
Councilmember Cuellar Stalling also reported that she
attended the CCCA Legislative Tour in Sacramento.
She commented that she received comments from
residents that they would like to see a Santa Train
parade along Paramount Boulevard with the
downtown holiday lights. She also expressed
appreciation to those that donated to fire victims.
Lastly, she expressed her condolences to Pastor
Grady Jones and his family on the loss of his son.
Councilmember Aguayo commented that she also
attended the employee holiday luncheon and thanked
staff for all they do. She thanked those that have
dropped off donations for victims of the fires and
reminded residents that donations are still being
accepted and to be sure to refer to list for acceptable donations.
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January 14, 2025; Page 8
Mayor Delgadillo commented that she attended many
of the same events as her colleagues. She implored
the community and staff to make 2025 the best it can
be for Paramount
Staff
City Manager Moreno noted that staff delivered the fire donations to LA Regional Food Bank who is the City’s
partner in this initiative. He reported that the City is distributing N-95 masks for residents in need and
expressed appreciation to the City of Long Beach for
supplying the masks. He noted that staff is available to assist at the various emergency operations centers if
necessary and five CERT volunteers have been
dispatched to assist as well.
He reminded everyone that the next Clutter-Free
Paramount event will be held on Saturday, January 18
at Bianchi Theater Parking lot and City Hall will be
closed on Monday, January 30 in observance of the
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Lastly, he reported that staff had a follow up meeting with Assemblymember
Solache’s staff regarding illegal street racing.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Mayor Delgadillo adjourned the meeting
at 8:16 p.m. in memory of Reverend William L. Jones.
The next meeting of Paramount City Council will be
held on January 28, 2025 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
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: February 11, 2025
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