Agenda
City Council
January 28, 2025
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 5:00 PM
16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.gov
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Student Mayor Adrian Lara Escobedo, 5th Grade Student
Wesley Gaines Elementary
Student Mayor Ian Romero, 5th Grade Student
Los Cerritos Elementary
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Student Mayors Adrian Lara Escobedo and Ian Romero
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO CITY OF PARAMOUNT DONATION DRIVE FOR FIRE VICTIMS
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
STUDENT MAYOR FOR THE DAY
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.
3. 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 and adopt Ordinance No. 1193.
NEW BUSINESS
4. ORAL REPORT CLEARWATER SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE
5. RECEIVE AND
FILE
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) FOR
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
Recommended Action: Receive and file the Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024.
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6. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER
AQUATIC SERVICES, LLC
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $12,100 from the available General Fund to account for the contract increase that impacts the current FY 2024-25 budget year; and 2) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Premier Aquatic Services LLC to continue providing all aquatic programs, including swim lessons, recreation swim, and water aerobics, for the City at Paramount Park Pool for a total amount of $1,000,585.50 for the next three years from the period January 29, 2025 through January 31, 2028 (2025-2028).
7. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
PROGRESS PARK PLAZA EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT (CIP NO. 9352) – APPROVAL OF PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, AWARD OF CONTRACT, AND FINDING THE
PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO THE CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the plans and specifications as detailed in the bid documents, with respect to design criteria; 2) Find the project exempt from CEQA; and 3) Award the contract for the Progress Park exterior improvement project to ARC Construction, Inc., La Crescenta, California in the amount of $1,646,401.22, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
8. RESOLUTION
25: 001
2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:001 approving the 2025 Legislative Platform.
9. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code § 54957(b)(1)
Employee: City Manager
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Nicholas Ghirelli, City Attorney Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
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ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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