Paramount City Council
March 11, 2025

By World War I, the Craftsman style declined in popularity and was replaced by Period Revival styles. The Craftsman bungalow continued to be built into the 1920s, but was often painted in lighter colors, stripped of its dark wood interiors, or blended with characteristics of various Revival styles.

Character-defining features include:
 Horizontal massing
 Low-pitched gable roof with rolled or composition shingle roofing  Wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails, outriggers, or knee braces  Exterior walls clad in wood shingle, shake, or clapboard siding  Projecting partial- or full-width, or wrap-around front porch  Heavy porch piers, often of river stone or masonry
 Wood sash casement or double-hung windows, often grouped in multiples  Wide front doors, often with a beveled light
 Wide, plain window and door surrounds, often with extended lintels  Extensive use of natural materials (wood, brick or river stone) Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 169 8021 2nd St (1909)
8018 Jackson St (1925)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 170 Theme: Period Revival Architectural Styles
SUB-THEME: ENGLISH/TUDOR REVIVAL
The Tudor Revival style is loosely based on a variety of late medieval English building traditions including Perpendicular Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean. It has its origins in the late 19th-century English Arts and Crafts movement, whose leaders drew inspiration in part from English domestic architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries because of its picturesque qualities and sympathetic relationship to the natural landscape. The earliest examples of the style appeared in the United States in large estates of the 1890s. The Tudor Revival style grew in favor after World War I and reached its peak of popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, as architects and developers adapted it to the country’s rapidly growing suburban residential communities and advancements in masonry veneering techniques allowed even the most modest examples to emulate the brick and stone exteriors of English prototypes.

High style Tudor Revival houses are typically two and sometimes three stories in height with steeply-pitched, multi-gable roofs; slate roof shingles are found in the finer examples, but wood shakes and composition shingles are also common. At least one front-facing gable is almost universally present as a dominant façade element. The buildings are usually rambling compositions of multiple volumes in a variety of sizes and shapes. Exterior walls are veneered in brick or stone, or feature decorative half-timbering, sometimes in elaborate patterns, with plaster between, which mimics the appearance of medieval construction techniques. Tall, narrow casement windows, sometimes with leaded diamond-shaped lights, are frequently set in horizontal groupings or projecting bays. Main entrances are frequently set in crenellated turrets or under secondary gables with catslides, and feature paneled wood doors framed by fourcentered pointed arches. Projecting exterior chimneys with multiple flues and elaborate brickwork are sometimes located on the primary façade.

The English Revival style is a sub-type of the Tudor Revival style, which is loosely based on a variety of late medieval English building traditions including Perpendicular Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean. It has its origins in the late 19th-century English Arts and Crafts movement, whose leaders drew inspiration in part from English domestic architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries because of its picturesque qualities and sympathetic relationship to the natural landscape. The earliest examples of the style appeared in the United States in large estates of the 1890s. The Tudor Revival style grew in favor after World War I and reached its peak of popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, as architects and developers adapted it to the country’s rapidly growing suburban residential communities and advancements in masonry veneering techniques allowed even the most modest examples to emulate the brick and stone exteriors of English prototypes.

English Revival houses are simpler than their high-style Tudor Revival counterparts. They are typically two stories in height with steeply pitched, multi-gable roofs usually clad in wood shakes or composition shingles. The buildings are usually rambling compositions of multiple volumes in a variety of sizes and shapes. Exterior walls are usually veneered in plaster, with brick or stone used only at the chimney or around the primary entrance. Half-timbering, if used at all, is usually limited to a primary front-facing gable if featured. Tall, narrow casement windows, sometimes with leaded diamond-shaped lights, are frequently set in horizontal Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 171 groupings or projecting bays. Projecting exterior chimneys, usually brick or stone, are frequently used as prominent design features. In Paramount, few relatively intact and extant examples of this style remain.

Character-defining features include:
 Asymmetrical façade and irregular massing
 Steeply pitched multi-gabled roof with a prominent front-facing gable and slate, wood shake, or composition roofing
 Brick or plaster exterior wall cladding, typically with half-timbering and decorative details in stone or brick
 Tall, narrow divided-light windows, usually casement, often grouped horizontally or in bays; may have leaded diamond-shaped lights
 Entrance with pointed arch, set in turret or under secondary gable  Prominent chimney with elaborate brickwork
15942 California Ave (1930)
15947-15953 Clearbrook Dr (1930)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 172 SUB-THEME: SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
The Spanish Colonial Revival style attained widespread popularity throughout Southern California following the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, which was housed in a series of buildings designed by chief architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the late Baroque Churrigueresque style of Spain and Mexico. The Churrigueresque style, with intricate ornamentation juxtaposed against plain stucco wall surfaces and accented with towers and domes, lent itself to monumental public edifices, churches, and exuberant commercial buildings and theaters, but was less suited to residential or smaller scale commercial architecture. For those, architects drew inspiration from provincial Spain, particularly the arid southern region of Andalusia, where many young American architects were diverted while World War I prevented their traditional post-graduate “grand tour” of Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany. The resulting style was based on infinitely creative combinations of plaster, tile, wood, and iron, featuring plaster-clad volumes arranged around patios, low-pitched tile roofs, and a sprawling, horizontal orientation. It was a deliberate attempt to develop a “native” California architectural style and romanticize the area’s colonial past, though it drew directly from Spanish and other Mediterranean precedents and bore little resemblance to the missions and rustic adobe ranch houses that comprised the state’s actual colonial-era buildings.

The popularity of the Spanish Colonial Revival style extended across nearly all property types, and coincided with Southern California’s population boom of the 1920s. It shaped the region’s expansion for nearly two decades, reaching a high point in 1929 and tapering off through the 1930s as the Great Depression gradually took hold. Like other revival styles, the Spanish Colonial Revival style was often simplified, reduced to its signature elements, or creatively combined with design features of other Mediterranean regions such as Italy, southern France, and North Africa, resulting in a pan-Mediterranean mélange of eclectic variations (see Mediterranean Revival Style). It was sometimes combined, although much less frequently, with the emerging and Moderne styles.

Character-defining features include:
 Asymmetrical façade
 Irregular plan and horizontal massing
 Varied gable or hipped roofs with clay barrel tiles
 Plaster veneered exterior walls forming wide, uninterrupted expanses  Wood-sash casement or double-hung windows, typically with divided lights  Round, pointed, or parabolic arched openings
 Arcades or colonnades
 Decorative grilles of wood, wrought iron, or plaster
 Balconies, patios or towers
 Decorative terra cotta or glazed ceramic tile work
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 173 16402 Paramount Blvd (1927)
16206 Virginia Ave (1930)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 174 8061 Monroe St (1928)
SUB-THEME: FRENCH REVIVAL
French Revival style architecture in Southern California often consists of two sub-types, Chateauesque and French Provincial. The Chateauesque style is loosely modeled on the 16th century chateaux of France’s Loire Valley and combines features of French Gothic and Renaissance architecture. The style did not gain popularity in Southern California until the 1920s; it was most frequently used there for luxury apartment buildings and only occasionally for large single-family residences.

The more modest French Provincial style was popularized after World War I and is based upon country houses of the French provinces, including Normandy. Although it shares several basic features with the more elaborate Chateauesque style, the French Provincial style is much simpler in its composition and detailing. It is characterized by a prominent, steeply pitched hipped roof with flared eaves and a classical eave cornice; simple rectangular plan and massing; exterior walls veneered in smooth plaster; and divided light, wood sash casement or doublehung windows, usually with louvered wood shutters. Second floor windows sometimes break the cornice line with shallow dormers. The Norman variation usually features decorative halftimbering and a circular entrance tower with a conical roof.

Character-defining features of the style include:
 Multiple, steeply pitched hipped roofs
 Complex massing
 Stone, brick, or scored plaster veneer at exterior walls  Towers, turrets, and spires
 Highly ornamented dormers
 Tall chimneys
 Divided light wood casement windows, paired or grouped, with prominent mullions  Classical pilasters, stringcourses, and cornices
 Character-defining features of the French Provincial style include:
 Steeply pitched hipped roofs with flared eaves and eave cornice Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 175 Theme: Art Deco
Art Deco originated in France in the 1910s as an experimental movement in architecture and the decorative arts. It developed into a major style when it was first exhibited in Paris at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, from which it takes its name. The Exposition’s organizers had insisted on the creation of a new, modern aesthetic.

The architecture of the Art Deco movement rejected the rigid organizational methods and classical ornamentation of the Beaux Arts style. It emphasized a soaring verticality through the use of stepped towers, spires, and fluted or reeded piers, and embraced highly stylized geometric, floral and figurative motifs as decorative elements on both the exterior and interior.

Ornate metalwork, especially aluminum, glazed terra cotta tiles, and bright colors were hallmarks of the style.

Art Deco was the first popular style in the United States that consciously rejected historical precedents. It was instead a product of the Machine Age and took its inspiration from industry and transportation. Art Deco was employed primarily in commercial and institutional buildings, and occasionally in multi-family residential buildings. It was rarely used for single-family residences. By the mid-1930s, in the depths of the Great Depression, the highly decorated style was already viewed as garish and overwrought, and it was soon abandoned in favor of the cleaner, simpler Streamline Moderne style. In Paramount, only one relatively intact and extant example remains.

Character-defining features include:
 Vertical emphasis
 Smooth wall surfaces, usually of plaster
 Flat roofs with decorative parapets or towers
 Stylized decorative floral and figurative elements in cast stone, glazed terra cotta tiles, or aluminum
 Geometric decorative motifs such as zigzags and chevrons  Stepped towers, piers, and other vertical elements
 Metal windows, usually fixed or casement
8018-8026 Alondra Blvd (1930)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 176 Theme: Minimal Traditional
The Minimal Traditional style is defined by a single-story configuration, simple exterior forms, and a restrained use of traditional architectural detailing. The Minimal Traditional house was immensely popular in large suburban residential developments throughout the United States during the 1940s and early 1950s. The style had its origins in the principles of the Modern movement and the requirements of the FHA and other New Deal era programs originating in the 1930s. Its open plan reflected the developer’s desire for greater efficiency. Modern construction methods addressed the builder’s need to reduce costs and keep homes affordable to the middle class. Conventional detailing appealed to conservative home buyers and mortgage companies. In Southern California, the style is closely associated with large-scale residential developments of the World War II and postwar periods. Primarily associated with the detached single family house, Minimal Traditional detailing may also be applied to apartment buildings of the same period.

Typically, Minimal Traditional-style residences are only eligible as contributors to historic districts. However, because there do not appear to be any potential residential districts from this period, intact examples of the style were identified as potentially eligible for local designation.

Character-defining features include:
 One-story configuration
 Rectangular plan
 Medium or low-pitched hip or side-gable roof with shallow eaves  Smooth stucco wall cladding, often with wood lap or stone veneer accents  Wood multi-light windows (picture, double-hung sash, casement)  Projecting three-sided oriel
 Shallow entry porch with slender wood supports
 Wood shutters
 Lack of decorative exterior detailing
16411-16415 Bixler Ave (1950)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 177 Theme: Post-World War II Modernism/Regional Modernism
SUB-THEME: MID-CENTURY MODERN
Mid-century Modern is a term used to describe the post-World War II iteration of the International Style in both residential and commercial design. The International Style was characterized by geometric forms, smooth wall surfaces, and an absence of exterior decoration.

Mid-century Modern represents the adaptation of these elements to the local climate and topography, as well as to the postwar need for efficiently built, moderately-priced homes. In Southern California, this often meant the use of wood post-and-beam construction. Midcentury Modernism is often characterized by a clear expression of structure and materials, large expanses of glass, and open interior plans.

The roots of the style can be traced to early Modernists like Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler, whose local work inspired “second generation” Modern architects like Gregory Ain, Craig Ellwood, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Pierre Koenig, Raphael Soriano, and many more. These postwar architects developed an indigenous Modernism that was born from the International Style but matured into a fundamentally regional style, fostered in part by Art and Architecture magazine’s pivotal Case Study Program (1945-1966). The style gained popularity because its use of standardized, prefabricated materials permitted quick and economical construction. It became the predominant architectural style in the postwar years and is represented in almost every property type, from single-family residences to commercial buildings to gas stations.

Character-defining features include:
 One or two-story configuration
 Horizontal massing (for small-scale buildings)
 Simple geometric forms
 Expressed post-and-beam construction, in wood or steel  Flat roof or low-pitched gable roof with wide overhanging eaves and cantilevered canopies
 Unadorned wall surfaces
 Wood, plaster, brick or stone used as exterior wall panels or accent materials  Flush-mounted metal frame fixed windows and sliding doors, and clerestory windows  Exterior staircases, decks, patios and balconies
 Little or no exterior decorative detailing
 Expressionistic/Organic subtype: sculptural forms and geometric shapes, including butterfly, A-frame, folded plate or barrel vault roofs
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 178 15308 Bixler Ave (1962)
8558 Rosecrans Ave (1963) 8201 Rosecrans Ave (1965)
16400 Colorado Ave (1963)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 179 SUB-THEME: RANCH
The Ranch style emerged from the 1930s designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who merged modernist ideas with traditional notions of the working ranches of the American West and in particular, the rustic adobe houses of California’s Spanish- and Mexican-era ranchos. The resulting architectural style – characterized by its low horizontal massing, sprawling interior plan, and wood exterior detailing – embodied the mid-20th century ideal of “California living.” The Ranch style enjoyed enormous popularity throughout the United States from the 1940s to 1970s. It epitomized unpretentious architecture and dominated the suburbs of the post-World War II period. It was more conservative than other modern residential architecture of the period, often using decorative elements based on historical forms and capitalizing on the national fascination with the “Old West.” The underlying philosophy of the Ranch house was informality, outdoor living, gracious entertaining, and natural materials.

The most common style of Ranch house is the California Ranch. It is characterized by its onestory height; asymmetrical massing in L- or U-shaped plans; low-pitched hipped or gabled roofs with wide overhanging eaves; a variety of materials for exterior cladding, including plaster and board-and-batten; divided light wood sash windows, sometimes with diamond-shaped panes; and large picture windows. Decorative details commonly seen in California Ranch houses include scalloped bargeboards, false cupolas and dovecotes, shutters, and iron or wood porch supports. The California Ranch house accommodated America’s adoption of the automobile as the primary means of transportation with a two-car garage that was a prominent architectural feature on the front of the house, and a sprawling layout on a large lot. Floor plans for the tracts of Ranch houses were usually designed to meet the FHA standards so that the developer could receive guaranteed loans.

Character-defining features include:
 One-story
 Sprawling plan
 L- or U-shaped plan, often with radiating wings
 Low, horizontal massing with wide street façade
 Low-pitched hipped or gable roof with open overhanging eaves and wood shakes  Plaster, wood lap, or board-and-batten siding, often with brick or stone accents  Divided light wood sash windows (picture, double-hung sash, diamond-pane)  Wide, covered front porch with wood posts
 Attached garage, sometimes linked with open-sided breezeway  Details such as wood shutters, attic vents in gable ends, dovecotes, extended gables, or scalloped barge boards
 Modern Ranch sub-type may feature flat or low-pitched hipped roof with composition shingle or gravel roofing; metal framed windows; wood or concrete block privacy screens
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 180 8436 Fairton St (1961) 8425 Jefferson St (1961)
7124 Hogee Dr (1955) 15708 Orizaba Ave (1957)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 181 SUB-THEME: NEW FORMALISM
New Formalism is a sub-type of Late Modern architecture that developed in the mid-1950s as a reaction to the International Style’s strict vocabulary and total rejection of historical precedent.

New Formalist buildings are monumental in appearance, and reference and abstract classical forms such as full-height columns, projecting cornices, and arcades. Traditional materials such as travertine, marble, or granite were used, but in a panelized, non-traditional form. In Southern California, the style was applied mainly to public and institutional buildings. On a larger urban design scale, grand axes and symmetry were used to achieve a modern monumentality. Primary in developing New Formalism were three architects: Edward Durrell Stone, who melded his Beaux Arts training with the stark Modernism of his early work; Philip Johnson; and Minoru Yamasaki. All three had earlier achieved prominence working within the International Style and other Modernist idioms.

Character-defining features of New Formalism include:
 Symmetrical plan
 Flat rooflines with heavy overhanging cornices
 Colonnades, plazas and elevated podiums used as compositional devices  Repeating arches and rounded openings
 Large screens of perforated concrete block, concrete, or metal 8558 Rosecrans Ave (1963)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 182 SUB-THEME: LATE MODERNISM
Late Modern is a blanket term used to describe the evolution of Modern architecture from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. It is typically applied to commercial and institutional buildings.

Unlike the straightforward, functionalist simplicity of International Style and Mid-century Modernism, Late Modern buildings exhibit a more deliberate sculptural quality with bold geometric volumes, uniform surfaces such as glass skin or concrete, and a sometimes exaggerated expression of structure and systems. Significant architects who produced works in the style include Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, Cesar Pelli, Piano and Rogers, and John Portman.

Character-defining features of Late Modern style include:
 Bold geometric volumes
 Large expanses of unrelieved wall surfaces
 Uniform use of cladding materials including glass, concrete, or masonry veneer  Exaggerated expression of structure and systems
 Hooded or deeply set windows
 Little or no applied ornament
15943 Paramount Blvd (1971)
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 183

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Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 188 APPENDIX A: BIOGRAPHIES OF ARCHITECTS &

BUILDERS
Allison, George Boggs (1904-1977), AIA
Born: Naini Tal, India
Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh; University of Pennsylvania, B.Arch. (1925); University of Pennsylvania, M. Arch. (1926)
Firm: Draftsman, Paul P. Cret, Architect (1927); Draftsman, Delano and Aldrich, (1927-1928); Draftsman, John Russell Pope (1929-1930); Partner, Allison and Rible (1944-1969); Partner, Allison, Rible, Robinson, and Ziegler (1969-)
Allison was born in India and studied at the University of Pennsylvania before moving to Los Angeles in 1930 to join with his uncle and form the architectural firm of Allison & Allison. In 1948, he served as the President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Allison, particularly as a partner in Allison & Rible, specialized in designing master plans for state and private universities in California. The firm completed master plans for California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic University, Pomona; Claremont Men’s College; and several buildings at the University of California, Los Angeles, among others. Allison died in 1977.

Armet, Louis L. (1914-1981)
Born: St. Louis, MO
Education: University of Southern California, B.Arch. (1939) Firm: Draftsman, Ulysses Floyd Rible (1940); Project Captain, Contractors Pacific Naval Air Base (1941-1943); Project Captain, Spaulding and Rex (1946-1947); Partner, Armet & Davis (1947- 1972)
The prolific Los Angeles-based partnership of Louis Armet and Eldon Davis popularized the mid20th century Googie style with their designs of churches, bowling alleys, schools, supermarkets, stores, offices, and especially coffee shops. Both Armet and Davis were graduates of the USC School of Architecture, Armet in 1939 and Davis in 1942. After working together in the offices of Spaulding & Rex the pair opened their own practice in 1947. Their work for several large chains, including Bob’s Big Boy and Denny’s, popularized the Googie style and colonized its image throughout the United States and Canada. Their designs for a number of smaller chains and independent coffee shop operations in Southern California proved the flexibility of the style’s vocabulary and demonstrated their imagination as designers, all while working within the strictures of commercial projects. Their works are characterized by plate glass walls, soaring rooflines, stone planters, and custom-designed artwork, frequently in new materials such as plastics and resins. Armet & Davis also designed restaurants in Asian, Polynesian, and other themes, but it was their Mid-century Modern designs that proved most influential. Among their most notable projects in Los Angeles are Pann’s Coffee Shop (1958) on La Tijera Boulevard; Norm’s (1957) on La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood; and Johnnie’s Coffee Shop (1956, originally Romeo’s Times Square) at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue; and Ships Coffee Shop (1965, demolished) in Westwood Village. The pair’s church designs include St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Van Nuys (1948), St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in La Puente (1957) and St. Pancratius Roman Catholic Church in Lakewood (1959).

Baran, Ephraim (1921- 2017), AIA
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 189 Born: Sacramento, CA
Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.Arch. (1951) Firm: Morris D. Verger, AIA, Ulrich Plaut, AIA, and Fred D. Rochlin, AIA (1951-1954). Worked in the office of Beals, Bidwell Mackey, AIA from 1950 to 1951. Partner, Rochlin & Baran, AIA & Associates (1952-c. 2017)
Born in Sacramento, Ephraim Baran studied architecture at Berkeley prior to coming to Los Angeles. Partnering with fellow Berkeley graduate, Fred Rochlin, they developed a practice that focused on medical architecture. The firm is best known for the Community Medical Center of Canoga Park (1966), Los Alamitos General Hospital (1968), Huntington Intercommunity Hospital (c. 1970), and Alta Bates Cancer Center in Berkeley (c. 1997). The firm’s work was published in Architectural Record and in Modern Hospital. The practice won many awards for their hospital work. The firm eventually became Rochlin, Baran Balbona during the 1980s, and later, the name was shortened to RBB Architects. It is still in operation today specializing in medical architecture. Ephraim Baran passed away in 2017 at the age of 95.

Brady, Jules E. (1908-1996)
Born: Long Beach, CA
Education: University of Southern California, B.A., Arch (1940) Firm: Designer, Kenneth S. Wing; Partner, Killingsworth, Brady & Smith (1953-1967); Partner, Killingsworth, Brady & Associates (1967); Partner, Killingsworth, Brady, Sutter & Associates (1970-1972)
Jules Brady was born in Long Beach and, like Killingsworth, graduated from USC with a degree in architecture in 1940. The practice was largely influenced by Killingsworth’s style: horizontal structures that elegantly incorporated post-and-beam construction, open floor plans, glass, concrete, flat roofs, and soaring entrances. The firm opened an additional office in Honolulu in 1961 to accommodate a hotel project for the Hilton Corporation. Killingsworth, Brady & Smith received numerous awards, including several AIA Awards and the Sao Paolo Biennial Medal in 1961.

Bray, William M. (1905-1998), AIA
Born: Anaconda, MT
Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Art (1928) Firm: Theodore R. Jacobs, Architect (1930-1932); Vern Houghton, Architect (1932-1934); Arlos R.

Sedgely, Architect (1934-1937); Mott Montgomery, Architect (1937-1939); Harry Haydn Whitely, Architect (1939-1942); Wurdeman & Becket, Architects (1942, 1945); William M. Bray, AIA, Architect and Associates (1949-1994)
William M. Bray, AIA, was born in Anaconda, Montana, in 1905. He earned his B.A. in art at the University of California, Berkeley in 1928. Upon graduation, he worked for a series of architects, including Theodore R. Jacobs, Vern Houghton, Arlos Sedgley, Mott Montgomery, and Harry Hadyn Whitely. Bray also worked briefly as an architect for the firm of Wurdeman & Becket in Los Angeles in 1942 and again in 1945. The Los Angeles-based Bray established his own practice in 1949.

Bray’s practice specialized in working with Southern California developers on postwar tract housing developments. By the firm’s own count, Bray was responsible for over 33,500 housing units throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura Counties, as well as the state of Nevada, and worked with developers such as Mark Taper, George Ponty, Nels G. Severin, and M.J. Brock. Bray’s subdivisions were characterized by a large number of plans and designs most often characterized by traditional styles such as “Cape Cod,” “Farmhouse,” “Semi-Ranch,” “Swiss Chalet,” “Bermuda Modern,” “Colonial,” “English,” and “California Ranch.” Bray was also known for his custom residential homes.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 190 Bray’s work was published nationally in House and Home and Architectural Digest, and his tract housing earned numerous awards including a “Homes for Better Living Award of Merit” in 1962.

In 1997, Bray was awarded the Presidential Citation from the American Institute of Architects.

William M. Bray died in 1998.

Curtis, Robert R. (1879-1958)
Born: Sheffield, IL
Education: Knox College, B.S. (1901): University of Illinois (1903-1904) Firm: Specifications Writer, Theodore C. Kistner (1922-1933); Partner, Kistner and Curtis (1933-1941); Partner, Kistner, Curtis and Wright (1941-1952); Partner, Kistner, Curtis and Foster (1952-1958) Robert R. Curtis was born on December 20, 1879, in Sheffield, Illinois. He graduated from Knox College in 1901 and the University of Illinois in 1904. Upon arrival in San Diego, Curtis opened his own architectural firm in 1911. From 1916-1919, Curtis left his architectural practice and owned an oil and gas station on Broadway. Shortly after selling his oil and gas station, he started working for Theodore C. Kistner. Around the time that Curtis was hired at the firm, the company became the official architect for the San Diego School office. In 1922, Kistner opened an office in Los Angeles and Curtis stayed to run the San Diego office. As an architect, Curtis started as a specification writer and worked his way up to manager. The firm of Kistner & Curtis was formed in 1933. During the war years, the firm worked exclusively for the military. Commendation was given to the firm by the Navy’s Bureau of Yards & Docks for their many achievements. After the war, the firm resumed designing and earthquake retrofitting schools. In 1952, the Los Angeles firm was renamed Kistner, Curtis, Wright & Wright to acknowledge Henry L. Wright and his brother William T. Wright, an architect and structural engineer, respectively. The San Diego branch was renamed Kistner, Curtis & Foster. Curtis continued to run the San Diego office and passed away in 1958.

Davis, Eldon C. (1917-2011), AIA
Born: Anacortes, WA
Education: University of Southern California, B.Arch. (1942) Firm: Draftsman, William H. Knowles (1942-1943); Draftsman/Designer, Kistner, Curtis and Wright (1943-1945); Senior Draftsman, Spaulding and Rex (1945-1947); Partner, Armet & Davis (1947- 1972)
The prolific Los Angeles-based partnership of Louis Armet and Eldon Davis popularized the mid-20th century Googie style with their designs of churches, bowling alleys, schools, supermarkets, stores, offices, and especially coffee shops. Both Armet and Davis were graduates of the USC School of Architecture, Armet in 1939 and Davis in 1942. After working together in the offices of Spaulding & Rex the pair opened their own practice in 1947. Their work for several large chains, including Bob’s Big Boy and Denny’s, popularized the Googie style and colonized its image throughout the United States and Canada. Their designs for a number of smaller chains and independent coffee shop operations in Southern California proved the flexibility of the style’s vocabulary and demonstrated their imagination as designers, all while working within the strictures of commercial projects. Their works are characterized by plate glass walls, soaring rooflines, stone planters, and custom-designed artwork, frequently in new materials such as plastics and resins. Armet & Davis also designed restaurants in Asian, Polynesian, and other themes, but it was their Mid-century Modern designs that proved most influential. Among their most notable projects in Los Angeles are Pann’s Coffee Shop (1958) on La Tijera Boulevard; Norm’s (1957) on La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood; and Johnnie’s Coffee Shop (1956, originally Romeo’s Times Square) at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue; and Ships Coffee Shop (1965, demolished) in Westwood Village. The pair’s church designs include St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Van Nuys (1948), St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in La Puente (1957) and St. Pancratius Roman Catholic Church in Lakewood (1959).

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 191 Denman, Keeley Clifford (1888-1967)
Born: Ponty City, NE
Education: Unknown
Firm: Denman and MacDonald, Associated Architects
Denman Keeley Clifford was born in 1888 in Ponty City, Nebraska. Little is known about Denman’s early education, although census records indicate that he was working as an architect when he married his wife Lilian Schultz in 1911 at the age of 23. By 1922, Denman relocated to Los Angeles continued as an associate architect. Deman joined the firm Denman and MacDonald as associate architect from 1948-1956. During his time with Harry T.

MacDonald, he contributed to numbers of public buildings and school buildings in Los Angeles area, specifically, Downey. These projects include the Old River School building, 1939; Aimee Semple McPherson Memorial Park, 1100 Glendal Boulevard, 1947; seven classrooms and a cafeteria at Theodore Roosevelt School in Paramount School District; Rives Avenue and 7th Street School, 1949; East Junior High School, which Denman designed the light control. The school was exhibited in Geneva, Switzerland in the 1957 exhibition of school buildings at the 20th International Conference on Public Exhibition; Earl Warren Senior High School, 1957, which represented in the California Association of School Administrators. Denman Keeley Clifford passed away in Los Angeles on February 19, 1967, at the age of 79.

Gogerty, Henry L. (1894-1990), AIA
Born: Zearing, IA
Education: University of Illinois, Architecture and Engineering Firm: Army Signal Corps (1917-1918); Gogerty & Weyl (1924-1928); Gogerty (1928).

Born in Iowa, Gogerty served as the superintendent of Airport Construction for the Army, Signal Corps from 1917 to 1918. In 1920, he moved to Long Beach where he worked for various architectural firms as a senior draftsman, until opening his own firm in 1923. From 1924 to 1928, Gogerty and Carle Jules Weyl worked as partners on several notable projects.

Together they designed the Hollywood Playhouse (currently known as the Avalon Hollywood), a Spanish Baroque style Theatre (1926-1927). In 1928, Weyl ended his partnership with Gogerty, and Gogerty subsequently continued to work as an independent architect until his retirement in 1968. Gogerty also served as the Advisory Architect of the Sierra Nevada Regional Council of the National Advisory Council on School Building Problems in 1938. Over his lifetime, Gogerty designed over 350 schools and industrial projects in Southern California. Some of his notable local designs include the Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School (1939), Compton School District (1952); Gardena High School (1956), Antelope Junior College (1959), Covina Valley University School District (1960); and South Hills High School (1963). Gogerty received the American Institute of Architects’ national achievement award in the science of construction for designing and developing gliding acoustical walls to allow flexible classroom construction. Gogerty was a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1941 until his death in 1990.

Goodwin, Frank M.

Born: Unknown
Education: Unknown
Firm Unknown
Frank M. Goodwin was an architect active in Compton and South LA, California during 1920s and 30s. Prominent works of the architect include Compton Hotel and Theater at the corner of Tamarind and Magnolia, 1924; Women’s Club of Inglewood building, 1925; Compton Memorial Stand for O.K. Reed, founder of the Compton Chamber of Commerce; Compton Branch of the Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 192 County Library, 1925; National Department Store in Inglewood, 1926; Firestone Park State Bank, 1928; Burton avenue school, 1929; Union High school and Junior college, 1929.

Killingsworth, Edward (1917-2004), FAIA
Born: Taft, California
Education: University of Southern California, B.A.Arch. (1940) Firm: Designer, Kenneth S. Wing; Partner, Killingsworth, Brady & Smith (1953-1967); Partner, Killingsworth, Brady & Associates (1967); Partner, Killingsworth, Brady, Sutter & Associates (1970-1972); Killingsworth, Stricker, Lindgren, Wilson & Associates (1984-2004) Edward Killingsworth, FAIA (1917-2004) was born in Taft, California. He aspired to become an artist while attending USC, but he ultimately received a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1940, graduating with honors. He served as a captain for the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and received the Bronze Star. Killingsworth, Brady & Smith was largely influenced by Killingsworth’s style: horizontal structures that elegantly incorporated postand-beam construction, open floor plans, glass, concrete, flat roofs, and soaring entrances.

The firm opened an additional office in Honolulu in 1961 to accommodate a hotel project for the Hilton Corporation. Killingsworth, Brady & Smith received numerous awards, including several AIA Awards and the Sao Paolo Biennial Medal in 1961. In 1984, Edward Killingsworth became a partner at Killingsworth, Stricker, Lindgren, Wilson & Associates. He continued to practice architecture until his death in 2004.

Kistner, Theodore C. (1874-1973)
Born: Carlinville, IL
Education: University of Illinois, B.S. (1897)
Firm: Principal, T.C. Kistner (1911-1933); Partner, Kistner and Curtis (1933-1941); Partner, Kistner, Curtis and Wright (1941-1952); Partner, Kistner, Curtis and Foster (1952-1958); Kistner, Wright & Wright (1958-1963)
Theodore C. Kistner was born in Carlinville, Illinois in 1874. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1897. Upon arrival in San Diego, Kistner opened his own firm in 1911. In 1922, Kistner opened an office in Los Angeles and Curtis stayed to run the San Diego office. As an architect, Curtis started as a specification writer and worked his way up to manager. The firm of Kistner & Curtis was formed in 1933. The company became the official architect for the San Diego School office. During the war years, the firm worked exclusively for the military.

Commendation was given to the firm by the Navy’s Bureau of Yards & Docks for their many achievements. After the war, the firm resumed designing and earthquake retrofitting schools.

In 1952, the Los Angeles firm was renamed Kistner, Curtis, Wright & Wright to acknowledge Henry L. Wright and his brother William T. Wright, an architect and structural engineer, respectively. The San Diego branch was renamed Kistner, Curtis & Foster. Kistner retired in 1965 and died in 1973.

Lind, Kenneth N. (1909-1975), AIA
Born: Rockford, IL
Education: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, B.S. and M.A. (1934) Firm: Partner, Production Line Structure (1939-unknown); Principal, Kenneth Lind, Architect (1944-c. 1975)
Kenneth Nels Lind was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1909. After graduation from college, where he received the Francis Plym European Travel Fellowship for 1934-1935, Lind formed a threeyear partnership with Charles Luckman at Production Line Structures.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 193 In 1944, Lind formed a solo practice. Notable works include the Platform House in Rustic Canyon (1949); the Seff House in Beverly Hills (1951); Thrifty Drug Stores throughout Los Angeles (the mid-1950s); Mattel Industries (1963) and the Lind Building (1963) in Pacific Palisades. Lind designed the Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona (1964). Lind also briefly taught planning at the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana and at the University of Southern California.

Lind received Progressive Architecture’s National Design Award in 1947 and 1948, awards from the American Institute of Architects in 1951 and 1954 and an Honor Award for Superior design from the Federal Housing Administration for his design of Mt. San Antonio Gardens, retirement housing project in Pomona. His work was featured in Life, Sunset, Architectural Forum, Architectural Record, and the Los Angeles Times. Lind died in 1975 at the age of 66.

Marsh, Norman F. (1871-1955), AIA
Born: Upper Alton, Illinois
Education: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, B.S., Arch. (1897) Firm: Partner, Preston & Marsh (1900); Partner, Marsh & Russell (1904-1905); Partner, Marsh, Smith & Powell (1928-1955)
Norman F. Marsh was born in Upper Alton, Illinois in 1871. Marsh studied architecture at the University of Illinois before working as a lucical engineer for the Luxfer Prism Glass Company in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. In 1900, he relocated to Los Angeles where he entered into an architectural partnership with Jasper Newton Preston for a year, before joining Clarence H. Russell from 1902 to 1907. Marsh & Russell planned the Venice Canals (1904- 1905) in Venice, California. Marsh worked on his own for several years, before joining with Smith & Powell. During the firm’s tenure from 1928 to 1955, Marsh, Smith & Powell was recognized throughout the Southwest and greater United States as one of the top firms for school design. Marsh, Smith & Powell rehabilitated and designed numerous schools following the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Some of the most notable of these school are located in Santa Monica, where the firm devised their “Santa Monica Plan.” Morgan, Octavius (1850-1922), FAIA
Born: Canterbury, England
Education: Sydney Cooper Art School
Firm: Kysor, Morgan & Walls (1887-1889); Morgan & Walls (1890-1910) Octavius Morgan was born on October 20, 1850, in Canterbury, England. He attended Sydney Cooper Art School and found work in the office of an architect and contractor, F. A. Gilhaus, while he attended school. Morgan emigrated to the United States in 1871, largely in search of gold, and settled for a time in Colorado before migrating westward to California, where he secured a claim on Lytle Creek in San Bernardino.646 He eventually relocated to Los Angeles in 1874 and subsequently established an architectural partnership with Ezra Franklin Kysor (1835-1907), who is believed to be the first professional architect to practice in Southern California. The two men continued as the firm of Kysor and Morgan until John Walls joined the practice in 1887, at which point the firm became known as Kysor, Morgan and Walls. The partnership of Morgan, Walls & Clements, which operated from 1923 to 1937, was initially established by architects Octavius Morgan, FAIA (1850-1922) and John Andrew Walls (1860- 1922).

Norbak, John A. (1922-1981), AIA
646 “Prominent Architect Succumbs,” Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1922.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 194 Born: Copenhagen, Denmark
Education: University of Southern California
Firm Partner, Zook & Norbak (1950-1952); John A. Norbak (1950-Unknown) Born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1922, Norbak Aage John moved to the United States at unknown date. He attended the University of Southern California, possibly for a degree in architecture. Not knowing his early career, Norbak served in the United Stated Coast Guard during WWII. Later, Norbak joined the firm Zook & Norbak from 1950 to 1952 as partner, meanwhile opened his own firm under his name since 1950. In 1953, Norbak joined AIA member until 1976. During this period, he is credited with numbers of prominent schools, public buildings, and banks in Downey. At the same time Norbak served Downey City School District as public service trustee, board member of Los Angeles Co. from 1962 to 1965; Member and board of Downey Community Hospital, 1964. He also served AIA Orange County Chapter as vice president in 1954 and 1956, secretary in 1955, and president in 1957. Norbak passed away in Los Angeles, 1981.

Norbert W. Pieper (1924-1993), AIA
Born: Oakland, CA
Education: University of California, B.A.Arch, (1951)
Firm Sheldon L. Pollack Corp (builder), Nobert W. Pieper AIA Inc.

Norbert W.Pieper was born in 1924 in Oakland, California. Pieper served in the United States Navy during WWII, then received his B. A. Arch degree in 1951 from University of California.

In 1957, he joined AIA Southern California Chapter. It is believed Pieper worked in Sheldon L.

Pollack Corp and its wholly owned architectural subsidiary Nobert W. Pieper AIA Inc. Pieper mainly worked in Southern California, with projects such as Bel Aire post office in 1965, Riverside Hospital of North Hollywood modernization and expansion in 1973, and San Diego Sea Port Village in 1977. His other designs include office buildings, commercial villages, and medica centers. In the last ten years of his life, he had lived in Westchester and moved to Morro Bay California. In 1993, he passed away at the age of 69.

Pollock, W.A. 1946-
Born: Portland, OR
Education: University of Washington, Seattle, B.Arch.(1968) Firm Pollock, Warren and Associates, Architect
Pollock, Warren and Associates was an architecture design firm located in Seattle, Washinton.

The firm was founded by Warren William Pollock, who was born in Portland Oregon, 1946.

Pollock had his high school time at Fort Vancouver High School in 1963 and received his B.

Arch degree from University of Washington, Seattle in 1968. Unclear about his early career, Pollock joined Singleton-Pollock and Associates, Architects as a partner from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, he started Pollock, Warren and Associates, Architect as Principal until 2004. From 2004, Pollock served as partner and development analyst and concept designer for Mulvanny G2 Architecture and SU Development until 2010, then resumed his own firm, Warren Pollock, Architect, as principal. Currently, Pollock has been managing director and partner for Metrica Architect, LLP since 2014.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 195 Powell, Herbert J. (1898-1996), AIA
Born: Chicago, Illinois
Education: University of Redlands, B.A. (1920); Harvard University, M.A. (1924) Firm: Apprentice, Kilham, Hopkins & Greely (1921); Draftsman, McKim, Meads & White (1925); Draftsman, Thomas Elliott (1925); Draftsman, Van Pelt & Maybury (1927); Designer, Norman F.

Marsh (1928); Partner, Marsh Smith & Powell (1928-1955) Herbert J. Powell was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1898. Powell briefly attended the University of California from 1916 to 1917, obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands in 1920, and earned a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard University in 1924. Powell worked briefly as a draftsman for architects Kilham, Hopkins & Greely of Boston and McKim, Meads & White in New York, among others, before joining with Marsh and Smith in Los Angeles. During the firm’s tenure from 1928 to 1955, Marsh, Smith & Powell was recognized throughout the Southwest and greater United States as one of the top firms for school design.

Marsh, Smith & Powell rehabilitated and designed numerous schools following the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Some of the most notable of these schools are located in Santa Monica, where the firm devised their “Santa Monica Plan.”
Rible, Ulysses Floyd (1904-1982), AIA
Born: Chicago, IL
Education: University of Pennsylvania Certificate of Proficiency (1929); University of Southern California, B.Arch. (1943)
Firm: Draftsman, John C. Austin (1923-1926); Draftsman, Allison & Allison (1929-1930); Parkinson & Parkinson (1934-1935); Principal, Ulysses Floy Rible (1935-1943); Partner, Allison and Rible, Architects (1944-1969); Partner, Allison, Rible, Robinson and Ziegler, Architects, Los Angeles (1969-); Partner, Leo A. Daly (c. 1970)
Rible was born in Chicago, Illinois but spent most of his life in Wisconsin, where he worked as an office manager. Rible moved to Washington state before relocating to Southern California in the 1920s, first to San Luis Obispo then to Los Angeles. In Southern California, Rible worked for several notable architectural firms, including John C. Austin, Allison & Allison, and Parkinson & Parkinson before opening his own practice. Rible returned to his education in the 1940s and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California in 1943. The following year, he joined with George Allison to form Allison & Rible. The firm specialized in master planning for schools and universities. Notable projects included the Goodyear Memorial Hospital in Ventura (1951) and Goodyear Memorial Hospital (1954). Rible joined the American Institute of Architects, Southern California Chapter, in 1940 and became a Fellow in 1957. Rible died in 1982.

Rochlin, Fred (1923-2004), AIA
Born: Nogales, AZ
Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.Arch. (1949) Firm: Partner, Rochlan & Baran & Associates (1952-c. 2000) Fred Rochlin grew up outside of Nogales, Arizona. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, then returned to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley to study architecture. He apprenticed in the Los Angeles offices of architects Lloyd Wright and Charles Eames before founding Rochlin and Baran in 1952.

The firm is best known for the Community Medical Center of Canoga Park (1966), Los Alamitos General Hospital (1968), Huntington Intercommunity Hospital (c. 1970), and Alta Bates Cancer Center in Berkeley (c. 1997). The firm’s work was published in Architectural Record and in Modern Hospital, and they won many awards for their hospital work.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 196 The firm eventually became Rochlin, Baran Balbona during the 1980s, and later, the name was shortened to RBB Architects. It is still in operation today specializing in medical architecture.

Rochlin’s World War II memories were eventually made into a performance show, “Old Man in a Baseball Cap.” Rochlin died in 2004.

Salerno, Daniel N. (1930-2022)
Born: Los Angeles, CA
Education: University of Southern California (1957)
Firm Job Captain, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall; Draftsman, Cunneen Company Dan Salerno was born in Los Angeles in 1930 and secured his degree in architecture from USC in 1957 following service in the US Navy (1951). After working as a project architect for Edward H. Fickett, AIA, Dan worked as job captain for Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, and draftsman for the Cunneen Company. He would later work as ‘City Architect’ for the City of San Diego. The Salerno Residence #1 was the first home Salerno designed for himself.

Years later, Salerno shared with a later owner of the home that the project was a real challenge, in that the lot was oddly shaped and sloped. Because of these conditions, the parcel of land was relatively cheap to purchase - and like most good designers he liked the challenge.

During construction the crew ran into some poorly compacted fill dirt and rather than spend the money to compact it, he expanded the lowest level to include a regulation bomb shelter in addition to the planned home office on that level. The home was published in LA Times Home Magazine just after it was built. Dan lived in the first residence for about 5 years, when he started designing his second home on Marisma Way in La Jolla. Dan Salerno retired in the mid-1990s and moved to Incline Village. He passed away in 2022.

Smith, Waugh (1917-2021)
Born: CA
Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.Arch. (1940) Firm: Designer, Kenneth S. Wing; Partner, Killingsworth, Brady & Smith (1953-1962) A native Californian, Waugh Smith (1917-2010) received his architecture degree with honors from UC Berkeley in 1940. Killingsworth, Brady & Smith was largely influenced by Killingsworth’s style: horizontal structures that elegantly incorporated post-and-beam construction, open floor plans, glass, concrete, flat roofs, and soaring entrances. The firm opened an additional office in Honolulu in 1961 to accommodate a hotel project for the Hilton Corporation. Waugh Smith left Killingsworth, Brady & Smith in 1962 and retired in 1964.

Smith, Whitney R. (1911-2002), FAIA
Born: Pasadena, CA
Education: Pasadena Junior College; University of California, Berkley, B.Arch. (1934) Firm: Farm Security Administration, San Francisco (1936); Lawrence Test, Architect in Pasadena (1937); Kem Weber and Harwell H. Harris, Designer (1938); Marsh, Smith & Powell, Architects (1939); Joseph Westor Smith, Jones & Contini. Principal, Smith and Williams (1949-1973).

Whitney R. Smith was born on January 16, 1911, in Pasadena. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and graduated in 1934 with his bachelor’s degree in architecture.

After receiving his degree Smith went on to work as a designer for notable architects in the Los Angeles area: Lawrence Test, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Kem Weber, and William L.

Pereira. From 1941 to 1942, Whitney Smith taught at USC. One of Smith’s students was Wayne Williams (1919-2007), who started working for Smith in the early 1940s.

By 1949, Whitney Smith and Wayne Williams officially became partners. Some of their most notable early projects include Crestwood Hills (1950) and Griffith Park Girl’s Camp (1951).

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 197 During the firm’s 24 years, Smith and Williams produced numerous award-winning architectural projects, including private residences, educational buildings, religious buildings, community buildings, recreational facilities, commercial buildings, and parks.

The Smith & Williams partnership dissolved in 1973, although both Whitney Smith and Wayne Williams continued to practice.

Smith and Williams were published nationally and internationally in Arts + Architecture, Architectural Record, House and Home, Architect and Engineer, Architecture d'aujourd'hui, Bauen und Wohnen, Architecture Française, Architectural Form and Architect and Building News. Their residential and commercial work were both lauded by the critics as exceptional examples of the Mid-Century Modern style. Smith also served on several civic boards and commissions in Pasadena and in Los Angeles. In 1957, Smith was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects.

Trudeau, J. Earl (1908-1990), AIA
Born: Newport Beach, CA
Education: Princeton University, M.S.Arch.

Firm Newton and Trudeau
Trudeau J. Earl was born in Newport Beach, California, 1908. Growing up on the west coast, Trudeau moved to the east coast for higher education. He received a graduate degree in architecture from Princeton University, then apprenticed with several New York firms.

Trudeau moved back to Southern California, where he joined the Pasadena Chapter of the AIA in 1945. Trudeau and Henry Carlton Newton started a partnership, Newton and Trudeau. In his year of practice, Trudeau designed the All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra and Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Los Angeles in 1940. He also published "All Souls Church Alhambra Notice", Architect and Engineer and "Saint Michael's Church, Alhambra Notice", Architect and Engineer, in the same year. Over the course of his career, Trudeau designed more than 35 churches with notable mosaic works. Trudeau passed away in 1990.

Walls, John A. (1860-1922)
Born: Buffalo, NY
Education: Unknown
Firms: Morgan & Walls (1890-1910); Morgan, Walls & Morgan (1910): Morgan, Walls & Clements (1923-1937)
John Walls was born in 1860 in Buffalo, New York. Little is known about Walls’s early education, although census records indicate that he was working as an architect – likely as a draftsman – as early as 1880. By 1885, Walls had relocated to Los Angeles and was working as a draftsman, most likely with Kysor and Morgan. Following Ezra Kysor’s departure from the firm in 1890, Octavius Morgan and John Walls continued as the firm of Morgan and Walls from 1890 to 1910. Octavius Morgan, who had been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1909, eventually retired in 1910. That same year, Morgan and Walls became Morgan, Walls and Morgan when Octavius Morgan’s son, Octavius Weller Morgan, Sr., AIA (1886-1951), joined the firm. Morgan, Sr. had graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree earlier that year. It was he and draftsman Stiles Oliver Clements, AIA (1883- 1966) who would eventually come to define the firm’s body of work during the building boom of the 1920s and 1930s. Over the next fourteen years, Morgan, Walls & Clements is credited with designing hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles, including prominent commercial buildings, entertainment venues, and institutional buildings. The firm executed commissions in nearly every architectural style, including the popular Spanish Colonial Revival style as well as more elaborate examples of Exotic Revival styles such as Churrigueresque and Mayan Revival.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 198 Weber, Kem (1889–1963)
Born: Berlin, Germany
Education: Kunstgewerbeschule, Berlin (1912)
Firm N/A
Trained as a cabinetmaker in his native Berlin, Kem Weber attended the School of Decorative Arts in 1908, where he studied with Bruno Paul. In 1912 he was appointed to help represent Germany at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Arriving in California just before the outbreak of World War I, Weber became stranded in the U.S. after being denied reentry to Germany.

First working in Santa Barbara, designing Spanish Colonial interiors and several buildings inspired by ancient Mayan, Egyptian, and Minoan architecture, Weber moved to Los Angeles in 1921 and began working in the industrial and product design field for which he is perhaps best known. Until 1924 he worked as the Art Director for Barker Brothers, a large furniture and decorating store for whom he designed everything from furniture, interior fittings and packaging in a modernist style.

Weber then established an independent industrial design studio in Hollywood, where he also designed modern sets for films and private residences. The inclusion of his work in the 1928 'International Exposition of Art in Industry' held by New York store Macy's cemented his reputation and he went on to design many products for a wide variety of companies including Widdicomb, Berley & Gay, Friedman Silver and Lawson Time. Many of his designs, such as the copper 'Zephyr' desk clock (1933), can be classified as 'Streamline Moderne', which was a popular style in contemporary architecture.

Weber's most famous work is probably the "Airline" chair of 1934, which exemplified the clean, streamlined style of the age, with its seat supported by a cantilevered frame reminiscent of wooden aircraft components. Practical, stylish and economical to construct and ship, the Airline chair failed to find a manufacturer. Most surviving examples come from the batch of 300 made for Walt Disney Studios, largely handmade. Weber is also noted for being the main architect of the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

Wing, Kenneth S. (1901-1986), FAIA
Born: Colorado Springs, CO
Education: University of Southern California, B.Arch. (1925) Firms: Senior Draftsman, Meyer & Holler (1925-1929); Senior Delineator, Lincoln Mortgage (1930); Principal, Kenneth S. Wing, Architect (1930- 1984)
Long-Beach based architect Kenneth S. Wing was a prolific architect working mostly in and around the Long Beach Area. He is well known for his Modern school designs, churches, medical and dental offices, and work on offices for oil companies. He also designed a significant number of commercial offices and public buildings. Wing was involved in the construction of the Pomona Civic Center.

Wing’s work was widely published in the architectural trade magazines including in Architect and Engineer, Arts + Architecture, Architectural Forum, and Architectural Record. Wing was elevated to Fellowship in the AIA in March of 1953 for his achievement in design, his service to the AIA and the public. He died in 1986 at the age of 85.

Winslow, Carleton Sr. (1876-1946)
Born: Damariscotta, ME
Education: Art Institute of Chicago; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Atelier Pascal; Atelier Stelier Chiffot Greres
Firm Carleton Monroe Winslow, Sr.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 199 Carleton Monroe Winslow, Sr. was born in Maine on December 12, 1876. He studied architecture at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, studying in the Atelier Pascal and in the Atelier Stelier Chiffot Greres. Just out of school, Winslow secured a job with Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in New York. He was promoted within the firm in 1911 as the supervising architect of the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, a project on which he worked for four years. Once in San Diego, Winslow decided to stay and opened an office in 1915, when he received his state license to practice. In 1917, Winslow moved to Los Angeles to work with Goodhue on the design of the Los Angeles Public Library headquarters, which he completed after Goodhue’s death in 1924. In 1918, Winslow opened a second office in Santa Barbara where he designed the Cottage Hospital and worked with Floyd E. Brewster on the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Other notable works in Santa Barbara include the Bliss, Billings, and Wilder residences. In Santa Barbara, Winslow also worked with Edward Fisher Brown on Small House Designs published by the Community Arts Association. Throughout his career Winslow was best known for his church designs including Community Presbyterian Church in Beverly Hills, the First Baptist Church in Pasadena, and Mary Star of the Sea Church in La Jolla. Carleton Monroe Winslow died in Los Angeles on October 16, 1946.

Winslow, Carleton Jr. (1919-1983)
Born: Los Angeles, CA
Education: University of Southern California, B.Arch (1947), M.Arch (1957) Firm Designer, Flewelling & Moody (1945-47); Architect, Louis A. Thomas (1948-9); Principal, Winslow & Lind (1949-unknown); Carleton Monroe Winslow, Jr.

Carleton Monroe Winslow, Jr., son of architect Carleton Winslow, Sr., was born on February 13, 1919, in Los Angeles. He served in the Army during World War II. After graduation from the USC School of Architecture, he worked for several local architectural firms before starting his own practice. Much like his father, Winslow Jr. was best known for his work on churches.

Notable works include St. Peters Episcopal Church in San Pedro, Calvary Presbyterian Church in Riverside, Immanuel Episcopal Church in El Monte, and St. Martha’s Episcopal Church in West Covina. His church designs were featured in Progressive Architecture in 1956. In Paramount, Winslow designed the Methodist Church at 16635 Paramount Boulevard (not extant). Through the late 1950s and 1960s, he continued his architectural practice in Los Angeles and was an assistant professor of Architecture at USC. In 1969, Winslow relocated to San Luis Obispo and took a job teaching architectural history at Cal Poly’s School of Architecture and Environmental Design. As a professor, he published several books including Discovering San Luis Obispo and The Enchanted Hill: The Story of Hearst Castle at San Simeon.

He continued to teach classes through 1970s and early 1980s, and even became acting head of the Architecture department. Carleton Monroe Winslow Jr. died on April 5, 1983 in San Luis Obispo.

Wright, Henry L. (1904-1999), FAIA
Born: San Diego, CA
Education: University of California, Los Angeles; University of Southern California (1929) Firm: Draftsman, Theodore C. Kistner (1922-1941); Partner, Kistner, Curtis and Wright (1941-1952); Partner, Kistner, Wright & Wright (1952-1963); Partner, Kistner, Wright, Wright & Luley (1981-1985); Partner, Kistner, Wright & Preston (1985-1990) Henry L. Wright was born in San Diego in 1904. In 1922, he joined the office of local architect Theodore C. Kistner before moving to his Los Angeles office in 1923. While in school, Wright joined the firm of Theodore C. Kistner where he worked as draftsman before becoming a partner in 1941. In 1952, the Los Angeles firm was renamed Kistner, Curtis, Wright & Wright to acknowledge Henry L. Wright and his brother William T. Wright, an architect and structural engineer, respectively. In 1955, Wright was elected a Fellow of the AIA. He served as president of the American Institute of Architects from 1962 to 1963.He was heavily involved in many Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 200 educational institutions and organizations. Notable projects included high schools in Bellflower, Lakewood, El Monte, and Whittier, among others. He was involved in the design of Cerritos College, MiraCosta College, and CalPoly Pomona. He died in 1999.

Zamboni, Robert P. (1926-2009), AIA
Born: Hynes, CA
Education: California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Firm: Associate, J. Richard Shelley & Associates (1959-1962); Partner, Shelley, Montierth & Zamboni (1962-Unknown)
Robert “Bob” Peter Zamboni was born in Hynes, California to Emma and Pietro Zamboni on September 24, 1926. He attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach and enlisted in the United States Army on March 4, 1945. After World War II, Zamboni graduated with a degree in Architecture from California Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obispo. In 1957, he won an award from the Chicago Tribune Better Rooms Competition for a bedroom design. In 1959, Zamboni passed his architectural licensing exam and appears to have gone to work for J.

Richard Shelley & Associates in Long Beach. By 1962, the firm was known as Shelley, Montierth & Zamboni. His obituary indicates that he designed both residential and commercial buildings in the greater Paramount area. By 1966, Robert P. Zamboni, AIA was the chairman of the Planning Commission for the City of Paramount. He died in 2009.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 201 APPENDIX B: GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION &

ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
A property may be designated as historic by National, State, and local authorities. In order for a building to qualify for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historical Resources, it must meet one or more identified criteria of significance. The property must also retain sufficient historic integrity to evoke the sense of place and time with which it is historically associated.

Guidelines for Evaluation

HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE AND PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The definition of historic significance used by the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) in its administration of the California Register is based upon the following definition used by the National Park Service for the National Register.647
Historic significance is [defined as] the importance of a property to the history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture of a community, State, or the nation. It is achieved in several ways:
 Association with important events, activities or patterns  Association with important persons
 Distinctive physical characteristics of design, construction, or form  Potential to yield important information
A property may be significant individually or as part of a grouping of properties. In addition to the above criteria, significance is defined by the area of history in which the property made important contributions and by the period of time when these contributions were made.648 The National Park Service defines this period of time as the period of significance.

The period of significance is the length of time when a property was associated with important events, activities or persons, or attained the characteristics which qualify it for…listing. The period of significance usually begins with the date when significant activities or events began giving the property its historic significance; this is often a date of construction.649 The period of significance usually begins with the date when significant activities or events began giving the property its historic significance; this is often a date of construction.650 The period of significance can be as brief as a single year; many, however, span many years and consist of beginning and closing dates.”651 Identification and definition of the period is based on “specific 647 U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, accessed May 13, 2024, National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form (Washington, DC: 1997), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB16AComplete.pdf. 648 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 649 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 650 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 651 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 202 events directly related to the significance of the property,” for example, the date of construction, years of ownership, or length of operation as a particular entity.652

INTEGRITY
Historic integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance and is defined as the “authenticity of a property’s historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic period.”653 The National Park Service defines seven aspects of integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

These qualities are defined as follows:
 Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event took place.
 Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property.
 Setting is the physical environment of a historic property.  Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property.  Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.
 Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.
 Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.654
While it is not necessary for a property to retain all seven aspects of integrity, or indeed, “all its historic physical features or characteristics,”655 the National Park Service notes that the property must retain “the essential physical features that enable it to convey its historic identity. The essential physical features are those features that define both why a property is significant and when it was significant.”656

CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES
Every historic building is unique, with its own identity and its own distinctive character.

Character-defining features are those visual aspects and physical features or elements, constructed during the property’s period of significance, that give the building its historic character and contribute to the integrity of the property. Character-defining features should be considered in the planning and design of a project to preserve them to the maximum extent possible. Character-defining features can identify the building as an example of a specific building type, usually related to the building’s function; they can exemplify the use of specific materials or 652 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 653 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 654 U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, by the staff of the National Register of Historic Places, finalized by Patrick W. Andrus, edited by Rebecca H. Shrimpton (Washington, DC: 1990; revised for Internet, 2002), accessed May 13, 2024, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf. 655 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 656 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 203 methods of construction, or embody a historical period or architectural style; and they can convey the sense of time and place in buildings associated with significant events or people.

In order to be considered eligible for designation as a historic resource, a property must possess both sufficient historic significance to meet at least one of the above criteria, and sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance through the physical features that reflect the property’s character and identity.

DESIGNATION PROGRAMS
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is an authoritative guide to be used by Federal, State, and local governments, private groups, and citizens to identify the Nation's cultural resources and to indicate what properties should be considered for protection from destruction or impairment.657 The National Park Service administers the National Register program. Listing in the National Register assists in preservation of historic properties in several ways, including recognition that a property is of significance to the nation, the state, or the community; consideration in the planning for federal or federally assisted projects; eligibility for federal tax benefits; and qualification for Federal assistance for historic preservation, when funds are available.

To be eligible for listing and/or listed in the National Register, a resource must possess significance in American history and culture, architecture, or archaeology. Listing in the National Register is primarily honorary and does not in and of itself provide protection of a historic resource. The primary effect of listing in the National Register on private owners of historic buildings is the availability of financial and tax incentives. In addition, for projects that receive Federal funding, a clearance process must be completed in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. State and local regulations may also apply to properties listed in the National Register.

The criteria for listing in the National Register follow established guidelines for determining the significance of properties. The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects:

A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or
B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or D. That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.658
Standard preservation practice evaluates geographically contiguous collections of buildings from similar time periods and historic contexts as historic districts. The National Park Service 657 36CFR60, Section 60.2.
658 36CFR60, Section 60.3. Criterion D typically applies to archaeological resources.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 204 defines a historic district as “a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.”659
Historic Districts
Standard preservation practice evaluates groups of buildings from similar time periods and historic contexts as districts. The National Park Service defines an historic district as “a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.”660 A historic district derives its significance as a single unified entity. The National Park Service guidelines continue to say that “the identity of a district results from the interrelationship of its resources, which can convey a visual sense of the overall historic environment or be an arrangement of historically or functionally related properties.”661 Integrity
In addition to meeting any or all of the designation criteria listed above, the National Park Service requires properties to possess historic integrity. Historic integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance and is defined as “the authenticity of a property’s historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic period.”662 The National Park Service recognizes seven aspects or qualities that comprise integrity, which are also referenced above. In assessing a property's integrity, the National Park Service recognizes that properties change over time. National Register Bulletin 15 provides:

To retain historic integrity a property will always possess several, and usually most, of the aspects. It is not necessary for a property to retain all its historic physical features or characteristics. The property must retain, however, the essential physical features that enable it to convey its historic identity.

A property that has lost some historic materials or details can be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, pattern of windows and doors, texture of materials, and ornamentation. The property is not eligible, however, if it retains some basic features conveying massing but has lost the majority of the features that once characterized its style.663
A property that has sufficient integrity for listing at the national, state, or local level will typically retain a majority of the identified character-defining features, and will retain sufficient integrity to convey its significance. The required aspects of integrity are dependent on the reason for a property’s significance. Increased age and rarity of the property type are also considerations when assessing integrity thresholds. For properties that are significant for their architectural merit (Criterion C), a higher priority is placed on integrity of design, materials, and 659 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 660 National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. National Register Bulletin 15. How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. Washington D.C.: 1997, 5.
661 National Register Bulletin 15.
662 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Nomination Form. 663 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 205 workmanship. For properties that are significant for their association with important events or people, integrity of feeling and/or association may be more important.

For properties which are considered significant under National Register Criteria A and B, National Register Bulletin 15 states:

A property that is significant for its historic association is eligible if it retains the essential physical features that made up its character or appearance during the period of its association with the important event, historical pattern, or person(s). A property important for illustrating a particular architectural style or construction technique must retain most of the physical features that constitute that style or technique.664 Criteria Considerations
Certain kinds of properties are not usually considered for listing in the National Register. These include religious properties, moved properties, birthplaces or graves, cemeteries, reconstructed properties, commemorative properties, and properties achieving significance within the past 50 years.665 These properties can be eligible for listing, however, if they meet special requirements, called Criteria Considerations, in addition to being eligible under one or more of the four criteria and possessing integrity. The National Park Service has defined seven Criteria Considerations; those that are the most relevant to this study include:

Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties
A religious property is eligible if it derives its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance.

A religious property requires justification on architectural, artistic, or historic grounds to avoid any appearance of judgment by government about the validity of any religion or belief. Historic significance for a religious property cannot be established on the merits of a religious doctrine, but rather, for architectural or artistic values or for important historic or cultural forces that the property represents. A religious property's significance under Criterion A, B, C, or D must be judged in purely secular terms. A religious group may, in some cases, be considered a cultural group whose activities are significant in areas broader than religious history.666 Criteria Consideration B: Moved Properties
A property removed from its original or historically significant location can be eligible if it is significant primarily for architectural value or it is the surviving property most importantly associated with a historic person or event. 667
The National Register Criteria for Evaluation limit the consideration of moved properties because significance is embodied in locations and settings as well as in the properties themselves. Moving a property destroys the relationships between the property and its surroundings and destroys associations with historic events and persons. A move may also cause the loss of historic features such as landscaping, foundations, and chimneys, as well as loss of the potential for associated archeological deposits. Properties that were 664 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 665 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 666 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 667 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 206 moved before their period of significance do not need to meet the special requirements of Criteria Consideration B. 668
Criteria Consideration G: Properties that have Achieved Significance within the Past 50 Years A property achieving significance within the past fifty years is eligible if it is of exceptional importance.

The National Register Criteria for Evaluation exclude properties that achieved significance within the past 50 years unless they are of exceptional importance. 50 years is a general estimate of the time needed to develop historical perspective and to evaluate significance. This consideration guards against the listing of properties of passing contemporary interest and ensures that the National Register is a list of truly historic places. The phrase "exceptional importance” does not require that the property be of national significance. It is a measure of a property's importance within the appropriate historic context, whether the scale of that context is local, State, or national.

California Register of Historical Resources
The California Register of Historical Resources is an authoritative guide in California used by State and local agencies, private groups, and citizens to identify the State's historical resources.

The California Register was established in 1998, with eligibility criteria based upon National Register criteria. The criteria for listing in the California Register are:

1. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.

2. Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history.

3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values.

4. Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.669 The California Register consists of resources that are listed automatically and those that must be nominated through an application and public hearing process. The California Register includes the following:
 California properties formally determined eligible for (Category 2 in the State Inventory of Historical Resources), or listed in (Category 1 in the State Inventory), the National Register of Historic Places.
 State Historical Landmarks No. 770 and all consecutively numbered state historical landmarks following No. 770. For state historical landmarks preceding No. 770, the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) shall review their eligibility for the California Register in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the State Historical Resources Commission.  Points of historical interest which have been reviewed by the OHP and recommended for listing by the commission for inclusion in the California Register in accordance with criteria adopted by the commission.
668 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 669 Criterion 4 typically applies to archaeological resources, which is outside the scope of this project.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 207 Other resources which may be nominated for listing in the California Register include:
 Individual historical resources.
 Historical resources contributing to the significance of an historic district.  Historical resources identified as significant in historical resources surveys, if the survey meets the criteria listed in subdivision (g) of Section 5023.1 of the Public Resources Code.  Historical resources and historic districts designated or listed as city or county landmarks or historic properties or districts pursuant to any city or county ordinance, if the criteria for designation or listing under the ordinance have been determined by the office to be consistent with California Register criteria.
 Local landmarks or historic properties designated under any municipal or county ordinance.670
California Points of Historical Interest
The California Point of Historical Interest Program was established in 1965 to accommodate an increased interest in recognizing local historic properties not able to meet the restrictive criteria of the State Historical Landmarks program. The criteria for the Points are the same as those that govern the Landmark program, but are directed to local (city or county) areas. California Points of Historical Interest do not have direct regulatory protection, but are eligible for official landmark plaques and highway directional signs.

City of Paramount Historic Designations
This Historic Context Statement provides guidance for potential designation according to standard preservation practice and established criteria and integrity thresholds. The City of Paramount does not have a Historic Preservation Ordinance that provides for local designation.

However, the survey identifies those properties that appear eligible for local designation should the City adopt an ordinance in the future based on the overarching concepts for historic designation embedded in the criteria for listing in the National and California Registers:
 Properties associated with historic events.
 Properties associated with significant people.
 Properties that are significant for their design, architectural style, or association with a significant architect.
 Properties that have potential archaeological significance.671 670 California PRC, Section 5023.1(e).
671 Archaeological significance is outside of the scope of this project.

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ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
The following Eligibility Standards have been developed to provide guidance for the ongoing efforts to identify historic resources and describe the built environment in Paramount. There are eligibility standards for each chronological period and development type/theme in the context statement to identify and evaluate properties that may be eligible under a particular theme. Eligibility standards for local designation are based on the established criteria for designation at the federal and state levels as outlined above, and are intended to provide additional guidance regarding how to apply the criteria for different property types and periods of development. The eligibility standards for the identification of eligible properties in the city include:
 Identification of why a property may be significant under each designation criterion (e.g., as an early or rare example of a type of development, for an association with a particular ethnic group, or for representing a particular architectural style or type).  Identification of the integrity considerations for potential eligibility under each designation criterion. In order to determine if a property retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance, it is necessary first to establish when it was constructed and why it is significant. The required aspects of integrity reflect the significance of the property and the essential physical features required to convey that significance. The rarity of type is also considered. Because properties are significant for different reasons, separate integrity thresholds have been established for different types of resources. For example, a property type that is ubiquitous may have a higher integrity threshold – allowing for fewer alterations to original fabric – than for examples of very early or rare property types. Due to the rarity of historic resources in Paramount, integrity thresholds are relatively low.
 Identification of the registration requirements for potential eligibility under each criterion. In order for a property to be eligible for local designation, a property must meet the established requirements in order to convey its significance.

Eligibility for the California or National Registers implies a greater retention of integrity as well as a higher level of significance; therefore, a property eligible for designation at the state or federal level should retain a high degree of physical integrity and meet significance thresholds to merit listing at the federal or state levels for its property type. Based on the survey conducted as part of this study, properties identified as potential historic resources in Paramount appear eligible only at the local level, should the City adopt a preservation ordinance in the future.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 209 EARLY CLEARWATER AND HYNES (1886-1919)
Eligibility Standards: Early Residential Development (1896- 1919)
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, or for conveying important development patterns during this formative period in Paramount’s history. Extant properties from this period may be remnant examples of the communities of Clearwater or Hynes, represent the establishment of important residential tracts, reflect settlement patterns of a particular ethnic group, or otherwise reflect an early, rare, or important example of residential development constructed before World War I. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an early period of development, or a catalyst for development in the city or neighborhood. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Some resources evaluated under this theme may also be significant for their association with important persons, including influential early residents, pioneers or people who played a significant role in the early development of the area, or people who made significant contributions to a demonstrably important profession or were influential members of a particular social, cultural, or ethnic group. Properties eligible for an association with an important person are typically associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when they achieved significance. According to National Park Service guidance, a property is not eligible if its only justification is that it was owned or used by a person who is a member of an identifiable profession, class, or social or ethnic group. It must be shown that the person made a significant contribution to history.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1886-1919. The period of significance reflects the establishment of the communities of Clearwater and Hynes, through 1919, after which widespread development changed the character of the built environment in Paramount.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 210 Associated
Property Types
 Single Family Residence
 Multi-Family Residence
 Tract Feature/Amenity
 Resources associated with this theme consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with this theme.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing important periods of early residential development in Paramount, including single-family or multi-family residences and tract features and amenities including street trees/other significant landscape features, and streetlights.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in residential development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of residential development from this early period in Paramount history; or
 Was a catalyst for residential during this period; or  Represents a good example of an important multi-family residential property type from the period; or
 Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For very early examples, a greater degree of alteration may be acceptable due to their rarity.
 For properties that are eligible for an association with an important Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 211 person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 212 Eligibility Standards: Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, and Infrastructural Development (1896-1919)
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, for conveying commercial, institutional, or industrial development patterns during this formative period in Paramount’s history, or as an important infrastructural improvement from the period. Extant properties from this period may be remnant examples of early commercial, institutional, or industrial development associated with the communities of Clearwater or Hynes, may represent an important commercial or industrial enterprise that played a significant role in the development of the area, or may have an important association with a particular ethnic group. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an early period of development, or a catalyst for development. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1886-1919. The period of significance reflects the establishment of the communities of Clearwater and Hynes, through 1919, after which widespread development changed the character of the built environment in Paramount.

Associated
Property Types
 Commercial Property Types: Mixed-use Commercial;
Commercial/Retail; Bank; Restaurant
 Industrial Property Types: Agricultural types: barns, packing houses, other remnant features; Oil-related structures and features; Daylight factories, warehouses, light industrial buildings  Institutional Property Types: Post Offices, Fire and Police Stations; Schools; Libraries; Churches and other Religious Buildings; Hospitals; Social Clubs and Cultural Institutions; Parks  Infrastructure Improvements, including Water-related resources; Transportation and Shipping-Related Facility; Railroad Facility or Feature; Roadways and Bridges
 Resources associated with these themes consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 213 districts associated with these themes.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing important early commercial, industrial, institutional, or infrastructural development in Paramount, or are rare remnant examples dating to the establishment of Clearwater/Hynes.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in commercial, industrial, or institutional development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of commercial, industrial, or institutional development from this early period in Paramount history; or
 Is an important infrastructural improvement from the period; or  Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For very early examples, a greater degree of alteration may be acceptable due to their rarity.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 214 EXPANSION AND GROWTH (1920-1940)
Eligibility Standards: Residential Development (1920-1940) Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, or for conveying residential development patterns during this period of growth in Paramount’s history. Extant properties from this period may represent the establishment of important residential tracts, reflect settlement patterns of a particular ethnic group, or otherwise reflect an early, rare, or important example of residential development constructed between World Wars I and II. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an important period of development, or a catalyst for development in the city or neighborhood. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Some resources evaluated under this theme may also be significant for their association with important persons, including influential residents who played a significant role in the development of the area during this period, or people who made significant contributions to a demonstrably important profession, or were influential members of a particular social, cultural, or ethnic group. Properties eligible for an association with an important person are typically associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when they achieved significance. According to National Park Service guidance, a property is not eligible if its only justification is that it was owned or used by a person who is a member of an identifiable profession, class, or social or ethnic group. It must be shown that the person made a significant contribution to history.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1920-1940. The period of significance reflects the period of expansion and growth in the period after World War I and prior to the United States entrance into World War II, which largely halted development as resources were primarily devoted to supporting the war effort.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 215 Associated
Property Types
 Single Family Residence
 Multi-Family Residence
 Tract Feature/Amenity
 Resources associated with this theme consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with this theme.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing residential development in Paramount during a significant period of growth, including single-family and multi-family residences and tract features and amenities including street trees/other significant landscape features, and streetlights.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in residential development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of residential development from this period in Paramount history; or
 Represents a good example of an important multi-family residential property type from the period; or
 Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For rare examples, a greater degree of alteration may be acceptable.  For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 216 Eligibility Standards: Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, and Infrastructural Development (1920-1940)
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, or for conveying patterns during this important period of growth in Paramount’s history. Extant properties from this period may be remnant examples of early commercial, institutional, or industrial development associated with the communities of Clearwater or Hynes, may represent an important commercial or industrial enterprise that played a significant role in the development of the area, may represent an important property type (e.g., auto-related development), may have an important association with a particular ethnic group, or may represent an important infrastructure improvement that contributed to the development and growth of the area. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an early period of development, or a catalyst for development. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1920-1940. The period of significance reflects the period of expansion and growth in the period after World War I and prior to the United States entrance into World War II, which largely halted development as resources were primarily devoted to supporting the war effort.

Associated
Property Types
 Commercial Property Types: Mixed-use Commercial;
Commercial/Retail; Bank; Restaurant; Auto-related types: drivethrus, gas and service stations; Hotel/motel  Industrial Property Types: Agricultural types: barns, packing houses, other remnant features; Oil-related structures and features; Daylight factories, warehouses, light industrial buildings  Institutional Property Types: Post Offices, Fire and Police Stations; Schools; Libraries; Churches and other Religious Buildings; Hospitals; Social Clubs and Cultural Institutions; Parks  Infrastructure Improvements, including Water-related resources; Transportation and Shipping-Related Facility; Railroad Facility or Feature; Roadways and Bridges
Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 217  Resources associated with these themes consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with these themes.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing important commercial, industrial, institutional, or infrastructural development in Paramount during this period, including remnant examples associated with the growth of Clearwater/Hynes.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in commercial, industrial, or institutional development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of commercial, industrial, or institutional development from this important period of growth in Paramount history; or
 Is an important infrastructural improvement from the period; or  Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For rare examples, a greater degree of alteration may be acceptable.  For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 218 WORLD WAR II (1941-1945)
Eligibility Standards: Residential Development (1941-1945) Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, or for conveying important development patterns in Paramount during World War II. Extant properties from this period may represent the establishment of important residential tracts, reflect settlement patterns of a particular ethnic group, or otherwise reflect an important example of residential development constructed during the war, when development was otherwise focused on supporting the war effort. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an important period of development, or a catalyst for development in the city or neighborhood. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Some resources evaluated under this theme may also be significant for their association with important persons, including influential residents who played a significant role in the development of the area during this period, or people who made significant contributions to a demonstrably important profession, or were influential members of a particular social, cultural, or ethnic group. Properties eligible for an association with an important person are typically associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when they achieved significance. According to National Park Service guidance, a property is not eligible if its only justification is that it was owned or used by a person who is a member of an identifiable profession, class, or social or ethnic group. It must be shown that the person made a significant contribution to history.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1941-1945. The period of significance reflects the period during which the United States was engaged in World War II.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 219 Associated
Property Types
 Single Family Residence
 Multi-Family Residence
 Resources associated with this theme consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with this theme.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing residential development in Paramount during World War II, including single-family and multi-family residences.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in residential development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of residential development from this period in Paramount history; or
 Represents a good example of an important multi-family residential property type from the period; or
 Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 220 Eligibility Standards: Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, and Infrastructural Development (1941-1945)
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, or for conveying commercial, institutional, or industrial development patterns in Paramount during World War II. Extant properties from this period may be remnant examples of commercial, institutional, or industrial development established during this period, may represent an important commercial or industrial enterprise that played a significant role in the development of the area, may have an important association with a particular ethnic group, or may represent an important infrastructure improvement established during the period that contributed to the growth and development of the area. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an important period of development, or a catalyst for development. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1941-1945. The period of significance reflects the period during which the United States was engaged in World War II.

Associated
Property Types
 Commercial Property Types: Mixed-use Commercial;
Commercial/Retail; Bank; Restaurant; Auto-related types: drivethrus, gas and service stations; Hotel/motel  Industrial Property Types: Oil-related structures and features; Daylight factories, warehouses, light industrial buildings  Institutional Property Types: Post Offices, Fire and Police Stations; Schools; Libraries; Churches and other Religious Buildings; Hospitals; Social Clubs and Cultural Institutions; Parks  Infrastructure Improvements, including Water-related resources; Transportation and Shipping-Related Facility; Railroad Facility or Feature; Roadways and Bridges
 Resources associated with these themes consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with these themes.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 221 Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing important commercial, industrial, institutional, or infrastructural development in Paramount during World War II.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in commercial, industrial, or institutional development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of commercial, industrial, or institutional development from this important period in Paramount history; or
 Is an important infrastructural improvement from the period; or  Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 222

THE BIRTH OF PARAMOUNT, POSTWAR PROSPERITY
AND REDEVELOPMENT (1946-1979)
Eligibility Standards: Residential Development (1946-1979) Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, for conveying development patterns in Paramount during an important period of growth and expansion after World War II and the ensuing decades. Extant properties from this period may represent the establishment of important residential tracts during a period of significant growth, reflect settlement patterns of a particular ethnic group, or otherwise reflect an important example of residential development constructed as part of the post-World War II prosperity and growth prevalent throughout California during the period. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an important period of development, or a catalyst for development in the city or neighborhood. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Some resources evaluated under this theme may also be significant for their association with important persons, including influential residents who played a significant role in the development of the area during this period, or people who made significant contributions to a demonstrably important profession, or were influential members of a particular social, cultural, or ethnic group. Properties eligible for an association with an important person are typically associated with a person’s productive life, reflecting the time period when they achieved significance. According to National Park Service guidance, a property is not eligible if its only justification is that it was owned or used by a person who is a member of an identifiable profession, class, or social or ethnic group. It must be shown that the person made a significant contribution to history.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1946-1979. The period of significance reflects the period immediately following the conclusion of World War II, through redevelopment efforts in the 1970s.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 223 Associated
Property Types
 Single Family Residence
 Multi-Family Residence
 Resources associated with this theme consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic districts associated with this theme.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing residential development in Paramount after World War II, including single-family and multi-family residences.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents an important pattern or trend in residential development from the period; or
 Is a rare remaining example of residential development from this period in Paramount history; or
 Represents a good example of an important multi-family residential property type from the period; or
 Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Materials, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 224 Eligibility Standards: Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, and Infrastructural Development (1946-1979)
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant as the site of an important event in history, for conveying commercial, institutional, or industrial development patterns in Paramount after World War II, or as an example of an important infrastructure improvement that influenced development in the area during this period. Extant properties from this period may represent significant commercial, institutional, or industrial development established during this period, including the first facilities constructed following the incorporation of Paramount as a City; may represent an important commercial or industrial enterprise that played a significant role in the development of the area, or may have an important association with a particular ethnic group. Note that in order to be individually eligible for designation for representing a pattern of development, a property typically must be the first or an early example of its type, a rare remnant example of an important period of development, or a catalyst for development. Merely dating from a specific period is typically not enough to qualify for designation.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1946-1979. The period of significance reflects the period immediately following the conclusion of World War II, through redevelopment efforts in the 1970s.

Associated
Property Types
 Commercial Property Types: Mixed-use Commercial;
Commercial/Retail; Bank; Restaurant; Auto-related types: drivethrus, gas and service stations; Hotel/motel  Industrial Property Types: Oil-related structures and features; Daylight factories, warehouses, light industrial buildings  Institutional Property Types: Post Offices, Fire and Police Stations; Schools; Libraries; Churches and other Religious Buildings; Hospitals; Social Clubs and Cultural Institutions; Parks  Infrastructure Improvements, including Water-related resources; Transportation and Shipping-Related Facility; Railroad Facility or Feature; Roadways and Bridges
 Resources associated with these themes consist of individual properties. There do not appear to be any potential historic Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 225 districts associated with these themes.

Property Type
Description
Significant property types are those representing commercial, industrial, institutional, or infrastructural development that played an important role in the development of Paramount after World War II.

Criterion National Register A/California Register 1 (event, development pattern) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion A/1)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with an important event in history; or  Represents a pattern or trend in commercial, industrial, or institutional development that played an important role in the development of Paramount after World War II; or
 Is an important example of commercial, industrial, or institutional development from this period in Paramount history; or
 Represents an important civic building constructed following the incorporation of Paramount as a City;
 Represents an important legacy business; or
 Is an important infrastructural improvement that influenced development during the period; or
 Has a proven association with a specific population or ethnic group; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Criterion  National Register B/California Register 2 (association with important person)
Registration
Requirements
(Criterion B/2)
 Dates from the period of significance; and
 Has a proven association with the productive period of a person important to local, state, or national history; and
 Displays sufficient historic integrity from the period during which the property was associated with the important person to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Materials, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.
 For properties that are eligible for an association with an important person, a general rule is that the property must be recognizable to contemporaries of the person with which it is associated.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 226 ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (1886-1979)
Eligibility Standards
Summary Resources evaluated under this theme may be significant for their architectural merit, as a good or rare example of a particular architectural style, or a distinctive example of a work by a noted local architect.

Character-defining features of each architectural style in Paramount are listed in the Architecture and Design context, in order to guide the evaluation of potentially eligible examples.

Note that the City of Paramount does not currently have a mechanism for local designation. Most properties identified in the historic resources survey do not appear to meet the threshold for eligibility and/or do not retain sufficient integrity for listing in the National or California Registers; therefore, properties have been identified for potential local designation based on the overarching reasons for potential significance embedded in established federal and state criteria. The applicable federal and state criteria listed in this section are provided for reference.

Period of
Significance
1886-1979. Properties from all development periods are evaluated under this context.

Associated
Property Types
 All property types are evaluated under this context.

Criterion National Register C/California Register 3 (architectural merit) Registration
Requirements
(Criterion C/3)
 Dates from the period of significance of the particular architectural style; and
 Represents an excellent, good, or rare local example of an architectural style or method of construction with high quality of design or distinctive details; and
 Displays most of the character-defining features of the style; and  Retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance.

Integrity
Considerations
 Should retain integrity of Location, Design, Materials, Feeling, and Association.
 The setting may have changed (surrounding buildings and land uses).
 A property that has lost some historic materials or design features may still be eligible if it retains the majority of the features that illustrate its style in terms of the massing, spatial relationships, proportion, and pattern of windows and doors.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 227 APPENDIX C: SURVEY FINDINGS

INTRODUCTION
As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to identify and evaluate potential historic resources, a citywide historic resources survey was undertaken as part of this project. This represents the first survey of the built environment in Paramount. The period of study for the built environment dates from the earliest extant resources dating to the late 19th century, through 1980. The table below (which is also shown in the introduction to the historic context) illustrates the development of Paramount by decade, according to tax assessor data.

TABLE 2: PARCEL DEVELOPMENT BY DECADE
DECADE # OF PARCELS
No Data672 563
19th Century 3
1900-1909 26
1910-1919 69
1920-1929 364
1930-1939 509
1940-1949 1518
1950-1959 1847
1960-1969 950
1970-1979 748
1980-1989 1173
1990-1999 818
2000-2009 124
2010-2019 95

SURVEY METHODOLOGY
The historic resources survey follows guidelines established by the National Park Service (NPS) and the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) for identifying potential historic resources and conducting historic resources surveys. NPS and OHP publications consulted as part of this study include:
 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation
 National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Registration Form
 National Register Bulletin 16B: How to Complete the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form
 National Register Bulletin 24: Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning
 OHP: Instructions for Recording Historical Resources
672 The tax assessor does not include data for parcels that are not subject to property taxes, including schools and other municipal properties.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 228 At the outset of the project, the survey team reviewed available information about potential historic properties in the City, including properties identified by the community or through research for the Historic Context Statement. HRG then conducted a reconnaissance (or windshield) survey of the entire city to identify those properties that may be historically significant. Following the reconnaissance survey, additional research and analysis was conducted in order to make recommendations for potentially eligible properties; the research methodology is outlined below. All fieldwork was conducted from the public right-of-way.

Properties were evaluated under criteria for designation according to the contexts, themes, and eligibility standards outlined in the Historic Context Statement.

RESEARCH
Property-specific research was conducted on properties identified as potentially eligible during the reconnaissance/windshield study, identified as part of research for the Historic Context Statement, or had been previously identified by the City or community in order to confirm construction dates (when possible), identify significant architects and builders, identify original or potentially significant owners, and confirm site history and alterations.

Research sources include:
 Building permits
 Sanborn maps
 Historic and aerial photographs.
 Newspaper articles
 Archival research at local repositories.

Survey Recommendations
The survey identified a total of 98 individual properties that appear eligible for local designation should Paramount adopt a historic preservation ordinance in the future. The individually significant properties are located throughout the city; they represent the major development periods as identified in the historic context statement and a variety of property types and architectural styles. The survey recommendations are summarized in Table 3, below; Table 4 lists each potentially eligible property and the reason for its significance.

Historic Resources Group City of Paramount Historic Context 229 TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS
CONTEXT-THEME # OF RESOURCES
Early Clearwater and Hynes (1886-1919)
Residential Development 17
Commercial Development 0
Civic and Institutional Development 0
Industrial Development 0
Infrastructure 0
TOTAL 17
Expansion and Growth (1920-1940)
Residential Development 20
Commercial Development 6
Civic Institutional Development 4
Industrial Development 2
Infrastructure 0
TOTAL 32
World War II (1941-1945)
Residential Development 0
Civic and Institutional Development 1
Industrial Development 1
TOTAL 2
The Birth of Paramount, Postwar Prosperity, and Development (1946-1979) Residential Development 5
Commercial Development 6
Institutional Development 17
Industrial Development 2
Infrastructure 0
TOTAL 30
Architecture & Design (1886-1979)
TOTAL 37
Note: Some properties eligible for their architectural merit are also eligible for representing a pattern of development.

TOTAL POTENTIAL HISTORIC RESOURCES 98
TABLE 4: SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS
APN Address No. Street Other LocatIon Information Historic Name Common Name Date/Period of Significance
Architect Existing Designation Eligibility Significance Status Code(s)
Criteria
6241-015-028 8021 2nd St Residence was relocated here
from 348 W 62nd St, LA in 1955.
1909 Appears eligible for local
designation
Architecture (Craftsman) 5S3 C/3
6241-015-022 8045 2nd St 1959 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
6241-015-021 8051 2nd St 1939 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
and pre-Paramount residential
development); Architecture
(Minimal Traditional)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7101-008-032 6607 72nd St 1914 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early 20th century
residential development);
Architecture (Residential
Vernacular)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6240-009-101 7333 Adams St 1968 Appears eligible for local designation
Industrial Development (postWorld War II industrial
development & expansion)
5S3 A/1
6240-013-021 7743 Adams St Carlton Forge Works Carlton Forge Works 1952 Appears eligible for local designation
Industrial Development (postWorld War II industrial
development & expansion);
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7103-008-023 7812 Alondra Blvd Hynes D.E.S. Portuguese Hall Hynes D.E.S. Portuguese Hall 1940 Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(Association with Portugese
American community)
5S3 A/1
7103-006-043; 7103-006-044 8018-8026 Alondra Blvd Southwest corner of Alondra Blvd and California Ave
Moreland Mortuary No. 2;
Moreland's Mortuary and
Ambulance Service; Paramount
Mortuary
C & H Program 1930 Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(1930s motuary); Architecture
(Art Deco)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6270-034-002 15308 Bixler Ave 1962 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 C/3
7103-017-003 16412 Bixler Ave 1901 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-018-026 16411-16415 Bixler Ave 1950 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Minimal
Traditional)
5S3 C/3
6270-004-900 15110 California Ave Paramount Unified School District Administration
Paramount Unified School
District Administration
1953 Allison & Rible Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
school building)
5S3 A/1
6270-010-901 15324 California Ave Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School 1923; 1927; 1933;
1941; 1950
Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development (rare
example of a 1920s prewar/preearthquake school)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-005 15922 California Ave 1930 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-010 15942 California Ave 1931 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-033 15946 California Ave 1929 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-027 15912 Clearbrook Dr Rear of 15911 Orizaba Ave 1930 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development, multifamily)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-012 15947 Clearbrook Dr 15947-15953 Clearbrook Dr 1930 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development, multifamily)
5S3 A/1
6270-015-900 15538 Colorado Ave County Fire Department Engine Co. 31
1952 Armet & Davis Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(1950s fire station)
5S3 A/1
6270-014-016 15543 Colorado Ave 1937 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(example of pre-World War II
and pre-Paramount residential
development)
5S3 A/1
7103-009-907 16254 Colorado Ave City of Paramount Public Library, Los Angeles County
Library System
Paramount Library 1968 Wing, Kenneth S. Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(1960s library); Architecture
(Late Modern, Architect)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7102-025-902 16400 Colorado Ave City Hall 1963 Siegrist & Associates Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(1960s city hall); Architecture
(Mid-century Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7102-025-038 16453 Colorado Ave Paramount Hospital Kindred Hospital Paramount 1971 Rochlin & Baran & Associates Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Late Modern) 5S3 C/3
6241-001-908 14429 Downey Ave Paramount High School - Senior Campus
Paramount High School -
Senior Campus
1952-1955 Kistner, Curtis & Wright;
Kistner, Wright & Wright
Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
school campus, finger plan)
7R A/1
7107-001-018 16200 Downey Ave Alondra Middle School 1961 Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates
Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of 1960s school
buildings); Architecture (Midcentury Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3

HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP
TABLE 4: SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS
APN Address No. Street Other LocatIon Information Historic Name Common Name Date/Period of Significance
Architect Existing Designation Eligibility Significance Status Code(s)
Criteria
6268-002-003; 6268-
002-004; 6268-002-
006; 6268-002-008;
6268-002-009; 6268-
002-010; 6268-002-
011; 6268-002-012;
6268-002-015; 6268-
002-016; 6268-002-
017; 6268-002-019;
6268-002-020; 6268-
003-001; 6268-003-
003; 6268-003-004;
6268-003-005; 6268-
003-014; 6268-003-
016; 6268-003-017;
6268-005-001; 6268-
005-002;
6268-005-013; 6268-
005-014;
14628-14700 Downey Ave 14731-15025 Lakewood Blvd;
8731-8743 Compton Blvd; 8737-
8815 Somerset Blvd
c. 1920s; 1954; 1955;
1957; 1959; 1961;
1968; 1972; 1975;
1980; 1993
Appears eligible for local
designation
Industrial Development (Not
visilbe from the public right-ofway; 1920s industrial
development)
7R A/1
6237-012-024 14614 El Camino Ave Alternative address: 6803 San Miguel St
Unknown Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development
(Shotgun House building type)
5S3 A/1
6242-011-006 13827 Fairlock Ave 1939 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(example of pre-World War II
and pre-Paramount residential
develompent); Architecture
(Ranch)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6240-018-032 15341 Fairlock Ave 1925 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6240-018-006 15346 Fairlock Ave 1908 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-034-017 8436 Fairton St 1961 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
7107-002-901 8571 Flower St Major Lynn H. Mokler School Major Lynn H. Mokler School 1945 Deman, Clifford Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(example of during-and-post
World War II school buildings)
5S3 A/1
6270-006-003 15130 Georgia Ave 1920 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-018-016 15533 Georgia Ave 1928 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (preWorld War II residential
development; Architecture
(Residential Vernacular)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7103-028-005 16636 Georgia Ave 1910; 1918 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (early
20th century)
5S3 A/1
6241-027-901 14626 Gundry Ave Los Cerritos School; Los
Cerritos Elementary School
Los Cerritos Elementary School 1949; 1952 Allison & Rible Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
school buildings)
5S3 A/1
7103-027-024 8102 Harrison St 1937 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(example of pre-World War II
residential development)
7R A/1
6236-007-005 7124 Hogee Dr 1955 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
7101-010-015 16304 Hunsaker Ave 1905 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6240-017-016 15359 Illinois Ave Guillen's Market 1926; 1930 Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(Aassociation with the Latino
American community)
5S3 A/1
7103-002-020 15959 Indiana Ave Relocated to this site in 1965 from 3127 Artesia Blvd, Long Beach
1950 Appears eligible for local
designation
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 C/3
7103-029-011 16639 Indiana Ave 1900 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-034-031 8442 Ives St 1960 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 C/3
7102-004-905 7340 Jackson St Wesley Gaines Elementary
School
Wesley Gaines Elementary
School
1952 Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
school campus)
5S3 A/1
7103-024-022 8018 Jackson St 1925 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development);
Architecture (Craftsman)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7103-012-018 8041 Jackson St Iceland of Hynes LA Kings Iceland at Paramount 1939; 2022 Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1930s hockey rink)
5S3 A/1

HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP
TABLE 4: SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS
APN Address No. Street Other LocatIon Information Historic Name Common Name Date/Period of Significance
Architect Existing Designation Eligibility Significance Status Code(s)
Criteria
7103-013-034 8105 Jackson St 1952 Ketchem, M. E. Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 C/3
7103-015-013 8309 Jackson St 1912 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-017-002 8438 Jackson St 1916 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-016-021 8028 Jefferson St 1892; 1912; 1955;
1956
Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (early
20th century)
5S3 A/1
6270-034-032 8425 Jefferson St 1961 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
6270-015-007 7913 Madison St Paramount Library Health Services Center 1955 Mosley, Louis Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(1950s library)
5S3 A/1
6270-017-011 8043 Madison St Nisei Japanese Baptist Church Orange Avenue Mobile Home Park
1948 Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(Association with Japansese
American community)
5S3 A/1
7102-006-003 7250 Marcelle St 1926 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6239-006-900 6630 Mark Keppel
St
Mark Keppel Elementary School Mark Keppel Elementary
School
1949 Gogerty, Henry L. Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
school campus)
5S3 A/1
6240-012-004 15136 Minnesota
Ave
1915 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-005-034 8061 Monroe St Alternative address: 15952
Clearbrook Drive
1928 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (preWorld War II multi-family
residence - fourplex)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7101-002-008 6513 Motz St c. 1945 Appears eligible for local designation
Industrial Development
(Quonset hut)
5S3 A/1
6239-010-002 15325 Orange Ave Orange Avenue Mobile Home Park
Orange Avenue Mobile Home
Park
1940 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development
(1940s mobile home park
building type)
5S3 A/1
6240-006-052 15560 Orange Ave Azores Apartment 1962 Hall, Robert Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(Dingbat building type)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6265-014-012 14133 Orizaba Ave 1910 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-023-002 15708 Orizaba Ave 1957 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
7103-013-033 16200 Orizaba Ave Paramount Assembly of God Church
1948 Ketchem, M. E. Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
church)
5S3 A/1
6270-017-018 15523 Orizaba St Frank J. Zamboni Residence 1952 Zamboni, Frank; Zamboni, Pete (contractor)
Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development
(Associated with Significant
Persons - Zamboni family)
5S3 B/2
6265-012-028 13940 Paramount
Blvd
1963 Schneider-Berman Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development
(1960s mulit-family residential
development); Architecture
(Mid-century Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6241-004-903; 6241-
004-902; 6241-004-
901
14708 Paramount
Blvd
Clearwater Junior High School Paramount High School - West Campus
1930; 1933; 1940-
1941; 1947-1948;
1955
Frank M. Goodwin; Marsh,
Smith & Powell; Jerome C. De
Hetre; Kistner, Wright &
Wright
Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development (rare
example of a 1930s prewar
school)
7R A/1
6241-016-044 14711 Paramount
Blvd
Roadium Drive-In; Parmount
Drive-In; Paramount Swap Meet
Paramount Swap Meet 1947; 1968 Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development (Not
visible from the public right-ofway; Commercial drive-in building type)
7R A/1
6270-012-017 15313 Paramount
Blvd
1905 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6270-012-015 15323 Paramount
Blvd
Additional address: 15329
Paramount Boulevard
1912 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
7103-007-031 15943 Paramount
Blvd
Mechanics National Bank U. S. Bank 1971 Nordbak, John A. Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Late Modern) 5S3 C/3
7103-024-044 16402 Paramount
Blvd
Klippel Building/Taback Building Klippel Building/Taback Building
1927 Individually determined eligible
for NR by concesnus through
Section 106 (2S2); Listed in the
CR (1CS)
Appears eligible for local
designation
Commercial Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
commercial development)
2S2, 1CS,
5S3
A/1
7102-027-021 16493 Paramount
Blvd
Schilling Garage; Western
Consumers Feed Company
Western Consumers Feed
Company
1926 Appears eligible for local
designation
Industrial Development
(excellent and rare example of
pre-World War II industrial
development); Architecture
(Industrial Vernacular)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7102-031-021 16683 Paramount
Blvd
May's Café 1935 Appears eligible for local
designation
Commercial Development 5S3 A/1
6241-016-011; 6241-
016-010; 6241-016-
009; 6241-016-019;
6241-016-012
14813-14819 Paramount
Blvd
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Our Lady of the Rosary Parish 1950 Trudeau, J. Earl Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
church)
5S3 A/1

HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP
TABLE 4: SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS
APN Address No. Street Other LocatIon Information Historic Name Common Name Date/Period of Significance
Architect Existing Designation Eligibility Significance Status Code(s)
Criteria
6270-011-003 15320-15324 Paramount
Blvd
1958 Novasad, M. (contractor) Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1950s commercial retail
building)
5S3 A/1
6270-012-011 15357-15359 Paramount
Blvd
Community Savings & Loan
Association
Chase Bank 1957 Bense, Gerald H. Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1950s bank building type)
5S3 A/1
6270-015-008; 6270-
015-009
15551-15559 Paramount
Blvd
Community Savings 1952; 1960 MacIntosh & Moking Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1950s bank building type)
5S3 A/1
7103-024-008 16458-16462 Paramount
Blvd
1930 Appears eligible for local
designation
Commercial Development 5S3 A/1
6241-020-018 7329 Richfield St The Maria Capri 1963 K.S. Higgins Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(Dingbat building type)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6242-026-010 7816 Rose St Relocated to this site in 1955 from 13901 S Western Ave, Gardena.
1931; 1962 Appears eligible for local
designation
Architecture (Spanish Colonial
Revival)
5S3 C/3
6242-034-026 7929 Rose St 1905 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development);
Architecture (Craftsman)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6265-027-053 8201 Rosecrans Ave Wienerschnitzel Wienerschnitzel 1965 Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1960s commercial restaurant);
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern - A-frame)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6268-004-022 8558 Rosecrans Ave Sun Mar Health Care 1963 Frederick, W.P. Appears eligible for local designation
Commercial Development
(1960s commercial retail);
Architecture (Mid-century
Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6268-040-001 8600 Rosecrans Ave Exotic Isle Apartments 1963 D & E Associates Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Tiki/Polynesian) 5S3 C/3
6268-040-014 8700 Rosecrans Ave 1963 Gowalis, N.A. Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(1960s multi-family residential
development); Architecture
(Mid-century Modern)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6237-030-007 14815-14821 San Antonio
Ave
1920 Appears eligible for local
designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6237-011-014 6847-6857 San Juan St 1920; 1924; 1938 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development
(1920s buildings)
5S3 A/1
6237-019-016 6619 San Luis St 1910 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1
6240-009-901 7200 Somerset Blvd Paramount Main Post Office Paramount Main Post Office 1969 Pieper, Norbert Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(1960s post office);
Architecture (New Formalism)
5S3 A/1, C/3
6241-018-900 7521 Somerset Blvd Los Angeles County Fire Department, City of Paramount
Fire Station No. 31
Los Angeles County Fire
Department, City of Paramount
Fire Station No. 31
1966 Appears eligible for local
designation
Institutional Development
(1960s fire station)
5S3 A/1
6241-013-021 8001-8011 Somerset Blvd Miller's Market 1929 Individually determined eligible for NR by concesnus through
Section 106 (2S2); Listed in the
CR (1CS)
Appears eligible for local
designation
Commercial Development;
Architecture (Spanish Colonial
Revival)
2S2, 1CS,
5S3
A/1, C/3
6268-021-022 8733 Vans St c. 1915 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (early
20th century)
5S3 A/1
6268-021-048 8835 Vans St Sunshine Convalescent Hospital La Paz Memory Care 1965 Reed, John A. Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(1960s hospital)
5S3 A/1
6270-032-013 15132 Virginia Ave 1959 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
6270-030-005 15538 Virginia Ave 1959 Appears eligible for local designation
Architecture (Ranch) 5S3 C/3
7103-003-018 15941 Virginia Ave Emmanuel Reformed Church Emmanuel Reformed Church 1951 Van Aalst, Ben Appears eligible for local designation
Institutional Development
(example of post-World War II
church); Architecture (Gothic
Revival with Renaissance
Revival influences)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7103-015-002 16206 Virginia Ave 1930 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of pre-World War II
residential development);
Architecture (Spanish Colonial
Revival)
5S3 A/1, C/3
7103-028-013 16623 Virginia Ave 1910 Appears eligible for local designation
Residential Development (rare
example of early-20th century
residential development)
5S3 A/1

HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP
To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: Nicholas Ghirelli, City Attorney
Regina N. Danner, Assistant City Attorney
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT FOR THE

ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY

INTERESTS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CIVIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (THE HAY TREE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 16471 PARAMOUNT BLVD., AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 7120-027-019 & 020, IN THE

CITY OF PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA)

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Background and Summary
The City Council has before it a proposed Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition by eminent domain of the fee interest in the Hay Tree Property described above and in the attached Resolution of Necessity in connection with the Civic Center Improvement Project (“Project”). The City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property for public use, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project. The City has entered into a Development and Disposition Agreement with Paramount City Investors, LLC (“PCI”).

PCI has purchased the real property located at 16493 Paramount Boulevard, which is referred to as the Paramount Saw Property. PCI intends to purchase, rehabilitate and preserve the Paramount Saw Property. Upon PCI’s renovation of the Paramount Saw Property, the City will rent and occupy approximately one-third of the building for a community room, kitchenette, restrooms, a City historic museum, and an event area for the community.

Notice regarding this hearing was provided to the record owners of the Hay Tree Property in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235.

The City seeks to construct the Project for public use, namely for the preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project.

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Historic Resources
The Hay Tree has long been a prominent feature in the public plaza outside City Hall and the Paramount General Hospital. The Hay Tree is more than 120 years old. It is an approximate 50-feet high historic camphor tree designated as a California Historical Landmark in August 2003.

Since 2002, the City has held an easement for the landscaping and maintenance of the Hay Tree. The City now proposes to acquire the underlying fee interest in a parcel on which the Hay Tree is located. This proposed acquisition will allow the City to have more control over and provide a more supportive environment for this historic landmark. In addition, the City will make improvements to the surrounding open space to provide outdoor community event space. Proposed improvements include a dining platform with overhead structure and integrated lighting adjacent to the Saw Building, flexible lawn space, lighting, signage, a mural and public art, as well as walkways and seating areas with picnic tables. The outdoor community space is intended to support community and cultural programming and activities/events. These improvements would be within the larger open space area. The physical improvements would not be constructed directly adjacent to the Hay Tree.

Public Parking Facilities
To accommodate growth and increased community needs, the City is in the process of constructing a new public parking lot and provide improvements to existing parking areas.

These parking improvements are anticipated to be built by early fall 2025. Currently, there are 104 City-controlled public parking spaces in the public parking areas north of the Saw Building. The proposed improvements would result in a total of 146 City-controlled parking spaces. To accomplish this goal, the City would remove the existing passive recreation area, sculpture, and associated surface improvements on City property, and construct a new City public parking lot. The Project would construct new landscape planters with ornamental landscaping and pole lighting within the parking lot. New pedestrian walkways would connect to existing walkways in the site vicinity. As part of the improvements, the City would construct a new sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drain, and new landscaping and irrigation within City right of way adjacent to Paramount Boulevard.

New storm drainage and other utilities infrastructure would connect to existing infrastructure in the site vicinity.

As part of the Project, the City would improve the existing parking spaces located adjacent to the south of City Hall and provide for three additional accessible parking spaces and associated access improvements. An existing trash enclosure would be demolished and replaced at a new location adjacent to Jackson Street. Four existing spaces adjacent to the Clearwater Building would be converted to EV Charging Only spaces for public use.

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The Project, as planned and designed, would provide for 146 City-controlled parking spaces that would provide free parking for the general public, visitors and patrons of uses within the area of the Project.

Public Facilities
The Project proposes to provide upgrades to the existing public plaza area that extends from Paramount Boulevard westerly into the Project site. The public plaza would remain accessible and open to the public. As part of the Project, the City seeks to repair and replace existing fountains, relocate a sculpture, provide an enhanced paving area, site furnishings, construct built-in seating, landscape enhancements, irrigation system improvements, new overhead string lighting, and to install a water softener system.

All of these components are part of the overall Project, which is intended to benefit the community, residents and visitors of the City by creating more passive recreation space, additional public parking, improved community facilities and preserving a historic landmark that is very important to the community.

The Project is consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The Project site is designated Central Business District. The Central Business District Planning Area encompasses the main commercial districts in the City and includes the southeastern section of the City along Paramount Boulevard and Alondra Boulevard. The Central Business District Area Plan’s specific pattern of uses is intended to guide major development in the town center, civic center, and lumber yard areas; guide re-use in the Paramount Boulevard/Somerset Boulevard and Alondra Boulevard (east of Downey Avenue) areas; and guide rehabilitation and smaller scale redevelopment, as appropriate, throughout the remainder of the district. Further, the Project site is zoned as General Commercial (C-3). The Project uses are consistent with the intent of the Central Business District Area Plan and are permitted by the C-3 zone. The parking lot and plaza areas will continue to provide public parking, and public open space areas for the community.

The proposed acquisition of the Hay Tree Property would provide for additional protection of the Hay Tree and provide outdoor community event space, further supporting the intent of the Central Business District Area Plan by providing improvements within the Civic Center and re-use of the Paramount Boulevard areas.

Findings under CEQA were made in association with the Conditional Use Permit and Variance application for the joint City/private project to remodel the interior of and operate restaurants in the existing Paramount Saw commercial building and construct an outdoor patio area at the front of the Paramount Saw building, at 16494 Paramount Boulevard, which the Planning Commission approved on February 5, 2025. At that meeting, the Planning Commission approved a Categorical Exemption for that overall Project, which included the Hay Tree acquisition. It found the overall project exempt under the Class 1 (existing facilities), Class 5 (minor alterations to land), and Class 11 (accessory Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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structures) Exemptions. This determination was based on the analysis of De Novo Planning Group, an environmental planning firm, which prepared a project analysis in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.

The environmental effects of the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property were studied and analyzed as an integral part of the above CEQA analysis. On March 5, 2025, City Staff reviewed the Categorical Exemption documents and determined that the Project and acquisition of the Subject Property Interests are consistent with the Categorical Exemption. Pursuant to the criteria of Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code, staff concluded that no substantial changes have occurred in the Project, no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken and the City has not obtained any new information of substantial importance that would require further environmental analysis. These environmental findings are the appropriate findings with respect to the proposed acquisition of the real property interests for the Project.

Authorization for Acquisition by Eminent Domain of the Hay Tree Property and Findings Required for Adoption of Resolution of Necessity The City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property described above for public use, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project pursuant to the authority conferred upon the City to acquire property by eminent domain by Section 19 of Article 1 of the California Constitution, California Government Code Sections 37350, 37350.5, 37351, 37352, 37353, 37361, 40401, and 40404 and California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1230.010 et seq. (Eminent Domain Law), including, but not limited to Sections 1240.010, 1240.020, 1240.110, 1240.120, 1240.150, 1240.410, 1240.510, 1240.610, 1240.650, and by other provisions of law.

To adopt the proposed Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition by eminent domain of the Hay Tree Property, the City Council must find and determine that:

A. The public interest and necessity require the Project; B. The Project is planned and located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; C. The Hay Tree Property described in the Resolution of Necessity is necessary for the Project; and
D. The City has made an offer as required by Government Code Section 7267.2 to the owner or owners of record of the Hay Tree Property the City seeks to acquire.

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The amount of just compensation is not an issue before the City Council at this hearing.

The hearing relates to issues A, B, C, and D above. The amount of just compensation would be determined in the eminent domain proceeding that would be filed if the City Council, in its sole discretion, adopts the proposed Resolution of Necessity.

Environmental Analysis
Findings under CEQA were made in association with the Conditional Use Permit and Variance application for the joint City/private project to remodel the interior of and operate restaurants in the existing Paramount Saw commercial building and construct an outdoor patio area at the front of the Paramount Saw building, at 16494 Paramount Boulevard, which the Planning Commission approved on February 5, 2025. At that meeting, the Planning Commission approved a Categorical Exemption for that overall project, which included the Hay Tree acquisition. It found the overall project exempt under the Class 1 (existing facilities), Class 5 (minor alterations to land), and Class 11 (accessory structures) Exemptions.

The environmental effects of the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property were studied and analyzed as an integral part of the above CEQA analysis. On March 5, 2025, staff reviewed the above environmental documentation in connection with staff’s review of the proposed acquisition of the Hay Tree Property for the Project. Staff reviewed the Categorical Exemption and concluded that no substantial changes have occurred in the Project, no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken, and the City has obtained no new information of substantial importance that would require further environmental analysis. These environmental findings, which were adopted by the Planning Commission in connection with the land use entitlements, are the appropriate findings with respect to the proposed acquisition of the Hay Tree Property for the Project.

City’s Actions Pursuant to Government Code Section 7260 et seq.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 7260, et seq., the City of Paramount obtained a fair market value appraisal of the Hay Tree Property. The City set just compensation for the Hay Tree Property in accordance with the fair market value. The City extended a written offer pursuant to Government Code Section 7267.2. The City has engaged in good faith negotiations for the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property.

The City extended a written offer dated October 9, 2024, pursuant to Government Code Section 7267.2 to the owner of record, Paramount General Hospital Company. The offer letter contained an appraisal summary statement that described the zoning, highest and best use of the larger parcel, explained the appraiser’s valuation methodology, and included the comparable sales data relied upon by the appraiser. The offer letter offered to pay the reasonable costs, up to $5,000, of an independent appraisal pursuant to Code Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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of Civil Procedure Section 1263.025. Further, the offer letter included an eminent domain pamphlet explaining the eminent domain process and the rights of the record owner.

The City has reached out to the property owner to discuss the written offer. A negotiated agreement has not been reached. Based on the timing of the Project, it is necessary that the City consider the adoption of the Resolution of Necessity at this time. The adoption of a Resolution of Necessity does not preclude the parties from continuing their good faith negotiations for the City’s acquisition of the Hay Tree Property.

City’s Actions Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235, the City sent a letter and a notice by first-class mail dated February 19, 2025 to the owner of record, Paramount General Hospital Company, the record owner of the Hay Tree Property the City seeks to acquire.

The letter and notice informed the owner of the City’s intent to consider, at its March 11, 2025 meeting, the adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition by eminent domain of the Hay Tree Property in connection with the Project. The notice advised the record owner of the owner’s right to appear and be heard regarding the City’s proposed adoption of the Resolution of Necessity by filing, within fifteen (15) days of the date the notice was mailed, a written request with the City to appear at the hearing. The notice specifically informed the record owner that that the owner has an opportunity to appear before the City Council and raised questions about whether the public interest and necessity require the Project; whether the Project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and whether the Hay Tree Property the City seeks to acquire from the owner of record, are necessary for the Project.

REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY A. The Public Interest and Necessity Require the Project The Project, as planned and designed, is in the public interest and necessity. The Project will allow the City to preserve a historic resource, improve public parking facilities, and complete improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space.

The Hay Tree has long been a prominent feature in the public plaza outside City Hall and the Paramount General Hospital Company. The Hay Tree is more than 120-years old. It is an approximate 50-feet high historic camphor tree designated as a California Historical Landmark in August 2003.

Since 2002, the City has held an easement for the landscaping and maintenance of the Hay Tree. The City now proposes to acquire the underlying fee interest in the Hay Tree Property on which the Hay Tree is located. This proposed acquisition will allow the City to have more control over and provide a more supportive environment for this historic landmark. In addition, the City will make improvements to the surrounding open space to Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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provide outdoor community event space to benefit the City’s residents, community and visitors. Proposed improvements include a dining platform with overhead structure and integrated lighting adjacent to the Saw Building, flexible lawn space, lighting, signage, a mural and public art, as well as walkways and seating areas with picnic tables. The outdoor community space is intended to support community and cultural programming and activities/events. These improvements would be within the larger open space area.

The Project will not construct physical improvements directly adjacent to the Hay Tree.

To accommodate growth and increased community needs, the City will construct a new public parking lot and provide improvements to existing parking areas. Currently, there are 104 City-controlled public parking spaces in the public parking areas north of the Saw Building. As planned and designed, the proposed improvements would result in a total of 146 City-controlled parking spaces. To accomplish this goal, the existing passive recreation area, sculpture, and associated surface improvements on City property, would be removed, and a new City public parking lot is in the process of being constructed. New landscape planters with ornamental landscaping and pole lighting would be provided within the parking lot. New pedestrian walkways would connect to existing walkways in the site vicinity. As part of the improvements, a new sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drain, and new landscape and irrigation would be installed by the City within the City right of way adjacent to Paramount Boulevard. New storm drainage and other utilities infrastructure would connect to existing infrastructure in the site vicinity.

Improvements to the existing parking spaces adjacent to the south of City Hall would also occur to provide for three additional accessible parking spaces and associated access improvements. An existing trash enclosure would be demolished and replaced at a new location adjacent to Jackson Street. Four existing spaces adjacent to the Clearwater Building would be converted to EV Charging Only spaces for public use. Upon completion, 146 City-controlled parking spaces will be available to provide free parking for the general public, visitors and patrons of uses within the area.

The Project proposes to provide upgrades to the existing public plaza area that extends from Paramount Boulevard westerly into the Project site. The public plaza would remain accessible and open to the public. The City seeks to repair and replace existing fountains, relocate the sculpture, provide an enhanced paving area, site furnishings, and built-in seating, landscape enhancements, irrigation system improvements, new overhead string lighting, and to install a water softener system.

The above components are part of the overall Project, which is intended to benefit the community, residents and visitors of the City by creating more passive recreation space, additional public parking, improved community facilities and preserving a historic landmark that is very important to the community.

To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property.

Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Subject Property Interests pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

B. The Project is Planned and Located in the Manner that will be Most Compatible with the Greatest Public Good and the Least Private Injury The Project is planned and located in the manner that is most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury. The Project is planned and designed to preserve the historic Hay Tree, create additional public parking spaces, and improve existing public facilities and public recreation space, all of which are consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The majority of the public improvements will be made on land already owned and controlled by the City. However, the City only holds an easement interest in the property on which the historic Hay Tree is located. The current easement allows the City to maintain this historic landmark and to provide some landscaping. The Project will allow the City to create a community space surrounding the historic Hay Tree.

The acquisition of the Hay Tree Property will enable the City to determine the best use of the land surrounding the historic landmark to preserve it for future generations.

The reconfiguration of the public parking facilities will add more accessible spaces for the community, as well as public EV Charging stations. This allows the City to keep up with technology and the needs of its growing community. The Project will also provide the community with additional passive recreation space, community facilities and some open space that will benefit the City’s residents, community, and visitors. The Project will not require the relocation of any business or people.

To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property.

Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Hay Tree Property pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

C. The Hay Tree Property, Described in the Resolution of Necessity is Necessary for the Project
The City cannot construct the Project, as planned and designed, without the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property. As discussed above, the Hay Tree Property consists of the fee simple interest in the real property located at 16471 Paramount Boulevard, and identified as APNs 7120-027-019 & 7120-027-020. These two assessor’s parcels are not improved with any buildings. The historic Hay Tree is located on one of the parcels. The Hay Tree Property is not used as part of the existing hospital operation. The acquisition of the Hay Tree Property will allow the City to ensure the future preservation of the historic Hay Tree and will provide the community with additional passive recreation space and expanded community facilities and open space. It will further allow the City to reconfigure and expand the public parking available to the general community. The Project cannot be constructed without the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property.

Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Hay Tree Property pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

D. The City has made an Offer as Required by Government Code Section 7267.2 to the Owner of Record of the Hay Tree Property
The City’s actions under Government Code Section 7260 et seq. in connection with the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property are detailed above and briefly below.

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The City extended a written offer dated October 9, 2024 pursuant to Government Code Section 7267 to the owner of record, Paramount General Hospital Company. The offer letter contained an appraisal report that described the zoning, highest and best use, explained the appraiser’s valuation methodology, and included the comparable sales data relied on by the appraiser. The offer letter offered to pay the reasonable costs, up to $5,000, of an independent appraisal pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1263.025. Further, the offer letter included an eminent domain pamphlet explaining the eminent domain process and the rights of the record owner. The City attempted to negotiate in good faith with the record owner for the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property.

As of the date of this Agenda Report, the parties have not reached a negotiated agreement. Based on the timing of the Project, it is necessary that the City consider the adoption of the Resolution of Necessity at this time.

CONCLUSION
To ensure the City may obtain possession of the Hay Tree property in time to coordinate all of the forthcoming construction activities, staff has determined it is necessary to bring this resolution to City Council now. If this action is taken, nothing will prevent the parties from reaching a voluntary resolution regarding the purchase of the Hay Tree Property.

The Parties will always have the right to reach a negotiated agreement for the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property - even after a condemnation proceeding is filed.

Please note that the price to be paid for the Hay Tree Property is not the subject of this hearing. The only matter before the City Council is whether the City Council believes that based on the evidence before the City Council, the findings for adoption of the Resolution of Necessity have been satisfied. If the City Council, in its discretion, adopts the attached Resolution of Necessity, this will authorize the Counsel for the City to file an eminent domain proceeding for the condemnation of the Hay Tree Property. If an eminent domain proceeding is filed, the record owner will have the right to have the issue of “just compensation” tried by a jury.

All of the documents referenced herein are on file with the City Clerk’s Office and/or the Public Works Department and are incorporated herein by this reference:
• All documents related to the Categorical Exemption determination; • City of Paramount Land Use Element of the General Plan; • Offer Letter to the record owner of the Hay Tree Property; • Notice pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235 to the record owner of the Hay Tree Property; and
• All documents related to the Conditional Use Permit and Variance application for the joint City/private project to remodel the interior of and Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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operate restaurants in the existing Paramount Saw commercial building and construct an outdoor patio area at the front of the Paramount Saw building, at 16494 Paramount Boulevard, which the Planning Commission approved on February 5, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT
The adoption of the Resolution of Necessity will not, on its own, have any fiscal impact.

The Resolution will authorize Counsel for the City to file a condemnation proceeding in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which will cause the City to incur expenses for legal fees and court costs. The City will also be required to pay “just compensation” for acquisition of the Hay Tree Property to the record owner, either by voluntarily settlement or following trial in the condemnation proceeding.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No 5: Develop and maintain City-owned infrastructure, parks, facilities, and amenities that enhance quality of life and attractiveness of the community.

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL STEPS
It is recommended that the City Council take the following action:

1. Consider the following Resolution, which is a Resolution of Necessity of the City of Paramount, declaring certain real property interests necessary for public purposes and authorizing the acquisition thereof for public use in connection with the Civic Center Improvement Project:

RESOLUTION NO. 25:009 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION

THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH THE CIVIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (THE HAY TREE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 16471 PARAMOUNT BLVD., AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 7120-027-019 & 020, IN

THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA)

2. Open and conduct a hearing on the adoption of the proposed Resolution of Necessity, receive from staff the evidence stated and referred to in this Agenda Report (“Report”), take testimony from any person wishing to be heard on issues A, B, C, and D below, and consider all evidence to determine whether to adopt the proposed Resolution of Necessity, which requires the City Council’s consideration and determination.

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3. If the City Council finds, based on the evidence contained and referred to in this Report, and the testimony and comments submitted to the City Council, that the evidence warrants the necessary findings with respect to the proposed Resolution of Necessity, then staff recommends that the City Council, in the exercise of its discretion, adopt proposed Resolution No. 25:009, which requires a 4/5ths vote of the entire City Council, authorizing the acquisition by eminent domain of the real property interests summarized below and described more particularly in the Exhibits to the Resolution of Necessity:
(i) Paramount General Hospital Company− 16471 Paramount Boulevard (APNs 7120-027-019 & 7120-027-020 − The Hay Tree Property) The fee simple interest in the real property described above for public use in connection with the Civic Center Improvement Project, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto.

The above-described real property interest is referred to as the “Hay Tree Property.”

4. If the City Council adopts the proposed Resolution of Necessity, authorize Counsel for the City to file and prosecute eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property by eminent domain.

5. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.

6. Authorize the City Clerk to certify the adoption of the Resolution of Necessity.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Consider adoption of Resolution No. 25:009, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Paramount declaring certain real property interests necessary for public purposes and authorizing the acquisition thereof in connection with the Civic Center Improvement Project (The Hay Tree property, located at 16471 Paramount Blvd., and more particularly described as Assessor Parcel Nos. 7120-027-019 & 020, in the City of Paramount, California)

CITY OF PARAMOUNT

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT

DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS NECESSARY

FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION

THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH THE CIVIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (THE HAY TREE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 16471
PARAMOUNT BLVD., AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 7120-027-019 & 020, IN THE CITY OF

PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA)
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1245.220, et al.

WHEREAS, the City of Paramount (the "City") seeks construct the Civic Center Improvement Project (“Project”) for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto; and WHEREAS, the construction of the Project will benefit the City and the public because it will ensure the preservation of the historic Hay Tree. The Hay Tree has long been a prominent feature in the public plaza outside City Hall and the Paramount General Hospital. The Hay Tree is more than 120-years old. It is an approximate 50-feet high historic camphor tree designated as a California Historical Landmark in August 2003.

Since 2002, the City has held an easement for the landscaping and maintenance of the Hay Tree. The acquisition of the underlying fee interest in the real property located at 16471 Paramount Boulevard, and identified as Los Angeles County Tax Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 7120-027-019 and 020 (“Hay Tree Property” on which the Hay Tree is located, will allow the City to have more control over and provide a more supportive environment for this historic landmark; and
WHEREAS, the City will make improvements to the surrounding open space to provide outdoor community event space. Proposed improvements include a dining platform with overhead structure and integrated lighting adjacent to the Saw Building, flexible lawn space, lighting, signage, a mural and public art, as well as walkways and seating areas with picnic tables. The outdoor community space is intended to support community and cultural programming and activities/events. These improvements would be within the larger open space area. The physical improvements would not be constructed directly adjacent to the Hay Tree; and
WHEREAS, to accommodate growth an increased community needs, the City will construct a new public parking lot and provide improvements to existing parking areas.

Currently, there are 104 City-controlled public parking spaces in the public parking areas north of the Saw Building. The proposed improvements would result in a total of 146 Citycontrolled parking spaces. To accomplish this goal, the City would remove the existing RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

passive recreation area, sculpture, and associated surface improvements on City property, and construct a new City public parking lot. The Project would construct new landscape planters with ornamental landscaping and pole lighting within the parking lot.

New pedestrian walkways would connect to existing walkways in the site vicinity. As part of the improvements, the City would construct a new sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drain, and new landscaping and irrigation within City right of way adjacent to Paramount Boulevard. New storm drainage and other utilities infrastructure would connect to existing infrastructure in the site vicinity; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Project, the City would improve the existing parking spaces located adjacent to the south of City Hall and provide for three additional accessible parking spaces and associated access improvements. An existing trash enclosure would be demolished and replaced at a new location adjacent to Jackson Street. Four existing spaces adjacent to the Clearwater Building would be converted to EV Charging Only spaces for public use. The Project, as planned and designed, would provide for 146 City-controlled parking spaces that would provide free parking for the general public, visitors and patrons of uses within the area of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project proposes to provide upgrades to the existing public plaza area that extends from Paramount Boulevard westerly into the Project site. The public plaza would remain accessible and open to the public. As part of the Project, the City seeks to repair and replace existing fountains, relocate a sculpture, provide an enhanced paving area, site furnishings, construct built-in seating, landscape enhancements, irrigation system improvements, new overhead string lighting, and to install a water softener system; and
WHEREAS, the above components are part of the overall Project, which is intended to benefit the community, residents and visitors of the City by creating more passive recreation space, additional public parking, improved community facilities and preserving a historic landmark that is very important to the community; and WHEREAS, the City is authorized to acquire the real property interested described in Section 3 below for public use, namely to preserve a historic landmark, increase public parking, improve public facilities, and provide additional passive recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project pursuant to the authority conferred upon the City to acquire property by eminent domain by Section 19 of Article 1 of the California Constitution, California Government Code Sections 37350, 37350.5, 37351, 37352, 37353, 37361, 40401, and 40404 and California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1230.010 et seq. (Eminent Domain Law), including, but not limited to Sections 1240.010, 1240.020, 1240.110, 1240.120, 1240.150, 1240.410, 1240.510, 1240.610, 1240.650, and by other provisions of law; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1245.235 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, the City scheduled a hearing for March 11, 2025 at the Paramount City Hall, located at 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California, and gave to each person whose property is to be acquired and whose name and address appeared on the last RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

equalized county assessment roll, notice and a reasonable opportunity to appear at this hearing and be heard on the matters referred to in section 1240.030 of the California Code of Civil Procedure; and
WHEREAS, this hearing has been held by the City on March 11, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers of the City of Paramount City Hall. The City Council provided to each person whose property is to be acquired by eminent domain an opportunity to be heard on those matters specified in the City’s Letter and notice pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Incorporation of Findings and Recitals. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the above recitals of this Resolution are true and correct, are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference and constitute a material part of this Resolution.

SECTION 2. Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity. The City Council of the City of Paramount adopts Resolution No. 25:009, a Resolution Of The City Council of the City of Paramount Declaring Certain Real Property Interests Necessary for Public Purposes and Authorizing the Acquisition Thereof in Connection With the Civic Center Improvement Project (The Hay Tree Property, Located at 16471 Paramount Boulevard, and More Particularly Described as Assessor Parcel Numbers 7120-027-019 & 020, in the City of Paramount, California). This acquisition is pursuant to the authority conferred upon the City to acquire property by eminent domain by Section 19 of Article 1 of the California Constitution, California Government Code Sections 37350, 37350.5, 37351, 37352, 37353, 37361, 40401, and 40404 and California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1230.010 et seq. (Eminent Domain Law), including, but not limited to Sections 1240.010, 1240.020, 1240.110, 1240.120, 1240.150, 1240.410, 1240.510, 1240.610, 1240.650, and by other provisions of law.

SECTION 3. Description of Property. The City hereby authorizes the acquisition by eminent domain of the fee simple interest in the Hay Tree Property, which is located at 16471 Paramount Boulevard, in the City of Paramount, California and identified as Los Angeles County Tax Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 7120-027-019 & 020 (“Resolution of Necessity”), for the above described public uses, and all uses necessary and convenient thereto in connection with the Project. The Hay Tree Property is described and depicted more particularly on Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference. Exhibit A and Exhibit B describe the general location and extent of the property to be acquired with sufficient detail for reasonable identification.

SECTION 4. Environmental Review. The environmental effects of the Project and the acquisition of the real property interests needed for the Project were made in association with the CEQA analysis in connection with the Conditional Use Permit and Variance application for the joint City/private project to remodel the interior of and operate RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

restaurants in the existing Paramount Saw commercial building and construct an outdoor patio area at the front of the Paramount Saw building, at 16494 Paramount Boulevard, which the Planning Commission approved on February 5, 2025. At that meeting, the Planning Commission approved a Categorical Exemption for that overall project, which included the Hay Tree acquisition. It found the overall project exempt under the Class 1 (existing facilities), Class 5 (minor alterations to land), and Class 11 (accessory structures) Exemptions. This determination was based on the analysis of De Novo Planning Group, an environmental planning firm, which prepare a project analysis in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.

On March 5, 2025, City Staff reviewed the Categorical Exemption documents and determined that the Project and acquisition of the Subject Property Interests are consistent with the Categorical Exemption. Pursuant to the criteria of Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code, City Staff concluded that no substantial changes have occurred in the Project, no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken and the City has not obtained any new information of substantial importance that would require further environmental analysis. These environmental findings are the appropriate findings with respect to the proposed acquisition of the real property interests for the Project.

SECTION 5. The Public Interest and Necessity Require the Project. The Project, as planned and designed, is in the public interest and necessity. The Project will allow the City to preserve a historic resource, improve public parking facilities, and complete improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space.

The Hay Tree has long been a prominent feature in the public plaza outside City Hall and the Paramount General Hospital. The Hay Tree is more than 120 years old. It is an approximate 50-feet high historic camphor tree that was designated as a California Historical Landmark in August 2003.

Since 2002, the City has held an easement for the landscaping and maintenance of the Hay Tree. The City now proposes to acquire the underlying fee interest in a parcel on which the Tree is located. This proposed acquisition will allow the City to have more control over and provide a more supportive environment for this historic landmark. In addition, the City will make improvements to the surrounding open space to provide outdoor community event space. Proposed improvements include a dining platform with overhead structure and integrated lighting adjacent to the Saw Building, flexible lawn space, lighting, signage, a mural and public art, as well as walkways and seating areas with picnic tables. The outdoor community space is intended to support community and cultural programming and activities/events. These improvements would be within the larger open space area. The Project will not construct physical improvements directly adjacent to the Hay Tree.

To accommodate growth and increased community needs, the City proposed to construct a new public parking lot and provide improvements to existing parking areas.

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Currently, there are 104 City-controlled public parking spaces in the public parking areas north of the Saw Building. As planned and designed, the proposed improvements would result in a total of 146 City-controlled parking spaces. To accomplish this goal, the existing passive recreation area, sculpture, and associated surface improvements on City property, would be removed, and a new City public parking lot would be constructed. New landscape planters with ornamental landscaping and pole lighting would be provided within the parking lot. New pedestrian walkways would connect to existing walkways in the site vicinity. As part of the improvements, a new sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drain, and new landscape and irrigation would be installed by the City within the City right of way adjacent to Paramount Boulevard. New storm drainage and other utilities infrastructure would connect to existing infrastructure in the site vicinity.

Improvements to the existing parking spaces adjacent to the south of City Hall would also occur to provide for three additional accessible parking spaces and associated access improvements. An existing trash enclosure would be demolished and replaced at a new location adjacent to Jackson Street. Four existing spaces adjacent to the Clearwater Building would be converted to EV Charging Only spaces for public use. Upon completion, 146 City-controlled parking spaces will be available to provide free parking for the general public, visitors and patrons of uses within the area.

The Project proposes to provide upgrades to the existing public plaza area that extends from Paramount Boulevard westerly into the Project site. The public plaza would remain accessible and open to the public. The City seeks to repair and replace existing fountains, relocate sculpture, provide an enhanced paving area, site furnishings, and built-in seating, landscape enhancements, irrigation system improvements, new overhead string lighting, and to install a water softener system.

The above components are part of the overall Project, which is intended to benefit the community, residents and visitors of the City by creating more passive recreation space, additional public parking, improved community facilities and preserving a historic landmark that is very important to the community.

To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property.

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Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Subject Property Interests pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

SECTION 6. The Project is Planned and Located in the Manner that will be Most Compatible with the Greatest Public Good and the Least Private Injury. The Project is planned and located in the manner that is most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury. The Project is planned and designed to preserve the historic Hay Tree, create additional public parking spaces, and improve existing public facilities and public recreation space, all of which are consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The majority of the public improvements will be made on land already owned and controlled by the City. However, the City only holds an easement interest in the property on which the historic Hay Tree is located. The current easement allows the City to maintain this historic landmark and to provide some landscaping. The Project will allow the City create a community space surrounding the historic Hay Tree. It will further provide the City with the ability to determine the best use of the land surrounding the historic landmark to preserve it for future generations.

The reconfiguration of the public parking facilities will add more accessible spaces for the community, as well as public EV Charging stations. This allows the City to keep up with technology and the needs of its growing community. The Project will also provide the community with additional passive recreation space, community facilities and some open space. The Project will not require the relocation of any business or people.

To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property.

Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Hay Tree Property pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

SECTION 7. The Hay Tree Property, Described in the Resolution of Necessity is Necessary for the Project. The City cannot construct the Project, as planned and designed, without the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property, which is described and depicted more particularly on Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto.

SECTION 8. Offer Pursuant to Government Code Section 7267.2. The City extended a written offer dated October 9, 2024 pursuant to Government Code Section RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

7267.2 to the owner of record, Paramount General Hospital Company. The offer letter contained an appraisal report that described the zoning, highest and best use, explained the appraiser’s valuation methodology, and included the comparable sales data relied on by the appraiser. The offer letter offered to pay the reasonable costs, up to $5,000, of an independent appraiser pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1263.025. Further, the offer letter included an eminent domain pamphlet explaining the eminent domain process and the rights of the record owner.

SECTION 9. Notice Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235, the City sent a letter and a notice by first-class mail dated February 19, 2025 to Paramount General Hospital Company, the record owner of the Hay Tree Property. The letter and notice informed the owner of the City’s intent to consider at its March 11, 2025 meeting, the adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition by eminent domain of the Hay Tree Property in connection with the Project. The notice advised the record owner of the owner’s right to appear and be heard regarding the City’s proposed adoption of the Resolution of Necessity by filing, within fifteen (15) days of the date the notice was mailed, a written request with the City Clerk to appear at the hearing. The notice specifically informed the record owner of the Hay Tree Property that the owner has an opportunity to appear before the city Council and raise questions about whether the public interest and necessity require the Project; whether the Project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and whether the Hay Tree Property that the City seeks to acquire from the owner of record are necessary for the Project. The City also sent a courtesy copy of the letter and notice to counsel for the record owner.

SECTION 10. Findings. Based on the evidence presented at the hearing regarding the acquisition of the Hay Tree Property in fee for the Project, including the Agenda Report and the documents referenced therein, and any oral or written testimony at the hearing, the City Council hereby finds and determines that:

A. The public interest and necessity require the Project; B. The Project is planned and located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury; C. The real property interests, consisting of the fee simple interest, described more particularly in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B hereto, are necessary for the Project; and
D. The offer required by Government Code Section 7267.2 has been made to the owner of record of the real property interests the City seeks to acquire.

SECTION 11. Existing Public Uses. To the extent that the Project will impact the interests of easement holders in the area of the Hay Tree Property, the public use for which the City seeks to acquire the Hay Tree Property, namely for preservation of a historic resource, improvement of public parking facilities, and improvements to existing RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

public facilities and public recreation space, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the Project, is a joint and compatible use and will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public use to which any easement holders may have appropriated the Hay Tree Property (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.510). To the extent that the Project will require the relocation of the interests/facilities of easement holders located in the area of the Hay Tree Property and impacted by the Project, the City’s use of the Hay Tree Property for the Project is for a more necessary public use within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.650 than the uses to which said public utility easement holders have appropriated any easements located in the area of the Hay Tree Property. Accordingly, the City is authorized to acquire the Hay Tree Property pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1240.510, 1240.610, and 1240.650.

SECTION 12. Incorporation of Agenda Report and Documents Referenced Therein. The findings and declaration contained in this Resolution are based upon the record before the City Council, including the Agenda Report, and all documents referenced therein, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference, and testimony and/or comments submitted to the City by the record owner or the owner’s representative(s). These documents include, but are not limited to the City of Paramount General Plan, Land Use Element, offer letter sent to the owner pursuant to Government Code Section 7267.2, notice pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235, and all Environmental Documents relating to the Project.

SECTION 13. Authorization to File Eminent Domain Proceeding. Counsel for the City is hereby authorized to take all steps necessary to commence and prosecute legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to acquire the Hay Tree Property in fee in the name of and on behalf of the City by eminent domain. Counsel is further authorized to take such steps as may be authorized and required by law, and to make such security deposits as may be required by order of Court, to permit the City to take possession of and use the Hay Tree Property at the earlies possible time. Counsel is further authorized to correct any errors or to make or agree to non-material changes in the legal description of the Hay Tree Property that are deemed necessary in the eminent domain proceeding.

SECTION 14. City Manager Authority. The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents in connection with the eminent domain proceeding.

SECTION 15. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.

SECTION 16. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.

RESOLUTION NO. 25:009

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paramount this 11th day of March 2025.

Annette C. Delgadillo, Mayor
ATTEST:

Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Exhibit A
Legal Description of Hay Tree Property
Exhibit B
Depiction of Hay Tree Property

EXHIBIT A

HAY TREE PARCEL

ALL THAT PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

LOTS 1 THROUGH 3 INCLUSIVE OF THE HYNES IMPROVEMENT COMPANY’S TRACT, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 11, PAGE 113 OF MAPS, IN THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 5 FEET OF LOT 3;

TOGETHER WITH THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ALLEY ABUTTING SAID LAND ON THE WEST AS WOULD PASS BY OPERATION OF LAY DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION 02:015 RECORDED OCTOBER 29, 2002 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2002-2572031 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR STREET PURPOSES AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT E OF MASTER AGREEMENT DOCUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 22, 2002 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2002- 2489156 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR HAY TREE MAINTENANCE, AND RESTRICTED COURTYARD AND

PATIO AREA PURPOSES AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT F OF MASTER AGREEMENT DOCUMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 22, 2002 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2002-2489156 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

SEE EXHIBIT B – SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

CONTAINS 23,200 SQ. FT. (GROSS) MORE OR LESS

END OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION

JOCELYN LIMAS, PLS DATE
7/30/2024
M.B. 11/113
LOT 1
LOT 2

HARRISON STREET PARAMOUNT BLVD
LOT 3
LOT 4
LOT 5

CL ALLEY (ABANDONED)
EXHIBIT "B"
To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: John King, AICP, Planning Director
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: UPDATED GUIDELINES – RESIDENTIAL AIR PURIFIER AND FILTER

REBATE PROGRAM

BACKGROUND
In 2018, the City Council approved the Residential Air Purifier and Filter Rebate Program for residents, in an effort by the City to address air quality concerns. The program offers a rebate to Paramount residents who purchase an air purifier or filter for their home.

Qualifying residents can receive rebates of up to $100 for the purchase of an air purifier or $50 for the purchase of filters.

Due to Paramount’s location near freeways, railways, and the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the City is prone to the negative impact of diesel particulate matter. This rebate program was intended to help improve air quality in Paramount homes. The program provides financial assistance through a rebate to residents for the purchase of a room-based air purifier filtration unit or household filters. In 2019, the City Council budgeted $10,000 for the Air Purifier and Filter Rebate Program from the General Fund.

However, in 2019, the allocation was revised to $5,000. In 2021, the funding was further reduced to $2,500, reflecting ongoing budget adjustments as demand decreased.

The rebates can be applied to the purchase of “True HEPA” air purifiers (which capture up to 99.97% of particles 0.3 microns or larger and can also filter detectible odors). These room-based units can cost between $150 and $250 and are easily available online and in department and hardware stores. Once purchased, residents are required to submit an online application with the Planning Department and include a copy of the receipt or invoice within 60 days of the purchase date. The Air Purifier and Filter Rebate Program is limited to one rebate per household and offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

DISCUSSION
For current Fiscal Year 2025, the rebate program (budgeted at $2,500.00) has so far processed nine rebates for a total of $746.99, leaving a funding balance of $1,753.01 remaining for additional rebate requests.

Agenda Report March 11, 2025
RESIDENTIAL AIR PURIFIER AND FILTER REBATE PROGRAM UPDATE Page 2 The City has promoted the Residential Air Purifier and Filter Rebate Program through a variety of media. For starters, a story about the program has been featured on the City’s website and the City’s environmental website. Other marketing has included recurring social media notifications, informing residents that funding is still available. Despite extensive efforts to promote the air purifier rebate program, submission rates remain low.

One potential barrier to participation could be the rising costs of air purifiers, making it difficult for residents to afford even with the rebate incentive. Additionally, the ongoing expense of replacement filters may further discourage participation, as maintaining the air purifiers adds to the overall cost.

To address these challenges, we are recommending the option to implement the following changes:
• Increase the rebate amount for air purifiers by $50 to $150 (which in the remainder of the current fiscal year ending June 30th would allow for 11 additional rebates). • Increase the rebate amount for air filters by $25 to $75. • Allow a combination of up to $200 for an air purifier with replacement filters purchased together.
• Increase the allowable time between the purchase date and application submission date by 30 days to 90 days.
• Exclude gift cards as an eligible payment method.

FISCAL IMPACT
None. The budgeted program amount will not change.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity, and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decisionmaking. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No. 4: Environmental Health - Promote, protect, and enhance a healthy, sustainably built, and natural environment.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the update on the Residential Air Purifier and Filter Rebate Program and provide feedback to staff.

To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: Yecenia Guillen, Community Services
Director
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: PROPOSED EDUCATION/MILITARY BANNER LOCATION CHANGES

BACKGROUND
In March 2016, the City implemented a Military Banner Recognition Program. The Military Banner Recognition Program was created to honor our current residents serving in the Military. The banners are displayed along Paramount Blvd., between Somerset Blvd. and Rosecrans Ave., known as the “Boulevard of Heroes.” Banners are displayed year-round and replaced as needed.

In addition to the Military Banner Recognition Program, the City also displays the Top Student Education Banners along Alondra Blvd. between Downey Ave. and Paramount Blvd., known as the “Boulevard of Scholars.” The City implemented the education banner program in 2018. The Education banners are displayed during the summer months following graduation and are meant to recognize the hard work of our local graduates moving on to the next phase of their educational careers by displaying their name and the name of the college they plan to attend.

DISCUSSION
Recently, there has been discussions regarding potential changes to the Education/Military Banner Programs. During the City’s Ad Hoc meetings, it was suggested to display the education banners year-round in order to better motivate our local students and to display them at a location closer to our local schools. The proposed initial location was on the utility poles around Paramount High School (PHS). However, after conducting an inventory of the utility poles near the PHS, it was determined that there are not enough utility poles directly adjacent to PHS to accommodate the number of education banners that would be displayed. Therefore, it was suggested to swap the Military banners and the Education banners. With this proposed change, the “Boulevard of Scholars” would move from Alondra Blvd. to Paramount Blvd. and the “Boulevard of Heroes” would move from Paramount Blvd. to Alondra Blvd.

This change would accomplish the goal of making the education banners more visible on a year-round basis to our local students and would also accommodate the growing number of banners being displayed. The banners would be directly visible to students attending Paramount High School West Campus, Paramount Middle School, and Our Agenda Report March 11, 2025
PROPOSED EDUCATION/MILITARY BANNER LOCATION CHANGES Page 2 Lady of the Rosary. Ideally, students attending these nearby campuses will be inspired when seeing the banners displayed near their schools and will be incentivized to continue striving to accomplish their goals for a higher education.

After a logistical review of both Alondra Blvd. and Paramount Blvd., Staff are confident that these locations providing ample space for both programs to make the switch and will sufficiently accommodate both banner programs. On Alondra Blvd., between Downey Ave., and Paramount Blvd., there are 38 locations available for the Military banners to be displayed with an additional 12 poles east of Downey Avenue for a total capacity of 50 locations. We currently have 28 Military banners. Similarly, there are 40 locations available, for the Education banners to be displayed, on Paramount Blvd. between Somerset Blvd. and Rosecrans Ave. We currently display 32 Education banners: 25 for the Top 25 PHS Students, 5 for the Top 5 Odyssey STEM Academy students, and 2 for the Top 2 Buena Vista students .

Overall, the change in locations for the Military banner program and the Education banner program, would better accommodate the number of banners and provide the goal to display the Education Banners year-round. These locations are better suited for each program and will continue to highlight the City’s commitment to honoring our local Military service members and our pride in our exceptional students. Should the City Council approve the switching of the locations for the banner programs, Staff will begin working on the changes.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to switching the banner locations at this time. Should there be a need to replace pole hardware or banners specifically for the Military banner program, these costs will be identified during the City’s regular budget process and funds will be allocated as needed. Costs associated with the Education banner program will be reimbursed to the City by PUSD, as agreed upon with the school district.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No 5: Attractive and WellMaintained Infrastructure - Develop and maintain City-owned infrastructure, parks, facilities, and amenities that enhance quality of life and the attractiveness of the community.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the proposed Education/Military Banner location changes and provide staff direction to move them accordingly.

To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: FRIDAY NIGHT POP-UP TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS AND EQUIPMENT

RENTAL SERVICES WITH MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP LLC

DBA MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP RENTALS LLC

BACKGROUND
The City typically hosts the Friday Night Paramount (FNP) on Friday nights from February through November in Downtown Paramount, which includes entertainment and vendors for residents to enjoy. This year, the City is planning to host two of its FNP events as popup events, at locations outside the downtown area, to make it more accessible and convenient for residents to attend and participate in the festivities.

As part of the event planning efforts, staff will be incorporating additional Meridian barriers as protection measures for City events with street closures; this will require rental of additional equipment to supplement the City’s inventory of barriers.

DISCUSSION
This year, the City is proposing to host the FNP pop-up events at the following locations:
• Orange Avenue, between Cortland Ave and Treves Drive
• Intersection of Jackson Street and Gundry Avenue
Traffic control plans were prepared for each of these locations by the City’s Traffic Engineer. The traffic control plan for Orange Avenue has closures at the east side of Orange Avenue, just north of Treves Drive, and at the east side of Orange Avenue where Cortland Avenue and Orange Avenue intersect.

With the second FNP popup event slated to occur at the intersection of Jackson Street and Gundry Avene, the traffic control plan for this event will include closures on Gundry Street, south of Marcelle Street, and on Jackson Street east and west of Gundry Avenue.

As part of the City event street closures, Meridian mobile barriers will be incorporated as added protection measures. These barriers are used to protect people and property from vehicles and will be strategically placed at road closure locations. The City purchased a limited number of these barriers in 2022 for City event use and will supplement its Agenda Report March 11, 2025
TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS AND MERIDIAN BARRIER RENTALS Page 2 equipment needs with rentals, on an as needed basis, to ensure adequate coverage, depending on the traffic control plan. The barriers are solely manufactured by Meridian Rapid Defense Group Rentals LLC. Per the City’s purchasing policy as outlined in the City’s Municipal Code Section 3.12.070(F) related to sole source vendors, City staff recommends exemption from bidding and select this vendor for equipment rental needs to supplement the City’s existing Meridian barrier inventory for continuity and safety.

Staff has reviewed the City’s events for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024-25 and anticipate the rental cost for the additional Meridian barriers to exceed the Department Head’s purchasing approval limit of $25,000. Staff is requesting City Council approval for rental services with Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC DBA Meridian Rapid Defense Group Rentals LLC for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no additional fiscal impact, as the City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2024-25 midyear budget adjustment for rental costs associated with the use of additional Meridian barriers for City events.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No 5: Attractive and WellMaintained Infrastructure - Develop and maintain City-owned infrastructure, parks, facilities, and amenities that enhance quality of life and the attractiveness of the community.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
1) Approve the traffic control plans for the Friday Night Paramount popup events at Orange Avenue and at the intersection of Gundry Avenue and Jackson Street; and 2) Authorize the use of Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC DBA Meridian Rapid Defense Group Rentals LLC for the Meridian barrier equipment rental services.

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TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN

EVENT DAY CLOSURE

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TREVES DR

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To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS ON ALONDRA BOULEVARD AND

ROSECRANS AVENUE FROM WEST CITY BOUNDARY TO ORANGE
AVENUE (CITY PROJECT NO. 9435)

BACKGROUND
One of the City’s priorities is to enhance the medians along major City arterials. For months, City staff has worked closely with the City Council Landscape Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) to identify the landscaping palette and aesthetics of the medians to be replicated along the City’s major corridors. During the Ad Hoc Committee meetings, the Committee expressed a preference for grass, over plant material, on street medians where recycled or “reclaimed” water lines could be installed. (As a reminder, grass on street medians is prohibited by State law unless the street median is irrigated with reclaimed water.) For the medians located on Alondra Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, from the west city boundary to Orange Avenue, it was determined best to convert the existing irrigation lines to reclaimed water irrigation lines (i.e. purple pipe). Once the reclaimed water lines are installed, a combination of City crews and City contractors will plant grass and flower materials to complement the City monument signs at these street median locations.

Staff worked with Willdan, the City’s contracted engineering firm, to prepare the necessary design plans and bid package for the reclaimed irrigation line conversion project.

DISCUSSION
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the City published the Request for Bids in the Paramount Journal and on the City’s website.

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the Director of Public Works opened and examined the bids for the Reclaimed Irrigation Line Median Enhancement Project. The bids were opened at 10:00 AM at the City Hall Chambers.

Three (3) bids were received and analyzed for completeness of the required documentation, licensing, Department of Industrial Relations registrations, and other Agenda Report March 11, 2025
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requirements. Upon review of the bids, the apparent low, responsible, and responsive bidder was deemed to be Marina Landscape Inc. in the amount $49,500.

Cost
The following is a breakdown of the estimated construction costs:

Project: $ 49,500
Contingency (10%): $ 4,950
Total: $ 54,450
Plans and Specifications
The plans and specifications for this project are on file in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723. Approval of the plans and specifications for design criteria is in adherence to Government Code requirements and confirms that the plans have been prepared in conformance with applicable standards.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Analysis
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Class 1 Categorical Exemption as it involves converting the existing irrigation lines to reclaimed water irrigation lines.

FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this project was budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Project budget as City Project No. 9435 (Median Enhancements), utilizing Capital Project Funds. There is no fiscal impact as the awarded contract is within budget.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No 5: Attractive and WellMaintained Infrastructure - Develop and maintain City-owned infrastructure, parks, facilities, and amenities that enhance quality of life and the attractiveness of the community.

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 reclaimed irrigation line median enhancement on Alondra Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue project to Marina Landscape, Inc., Orange, California in the amount of $49,500, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.

Bid Date/Time:

Project/CIP:

Company Name Amount
1 Saldana Landscape $92,000
2 Kormex Construction Inc. $68,000
3 Marina Landscape, Inc. $49,500
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Bid Opening Results
Address
2/25/25 @ 11:00 a.m.

Median Enhancements - Alondra / Rosecrans CIP
9435
2324 S. Vineyard Ave. Ste. K Ontario
91761
3707 W. Gardena Grove Blvd.

Orange 92868
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CITY OF PARAMOUNT

CONTRACT AGREEMENT
FOR

MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS
ON

ALONDRA BOULEVARD AND ROSECRANS AVENUE

FROM WEST CITY BOUNDARY TO ORANGE AVENUE
FY 2024-2025

IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
CIP NO. 9435
This contract agreement is made and entered into for the above-stated project this day of , 20 , by and between the City of Paramount, as
AGENCY and , as Contractor.

WITNESSETH that AGENCY and Contractor have mutually agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I
The Contract Documents for the aforesaid project shall consist of the Notice Inviting Sealed Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, General Specifications, Standard Specifications, Special Provisions, Plans, and all referenced specifications, details, standard drawings, and appendices; together with this contract agreement and all required bonds, insurance certificates, permits, notices, and affidavits and also including any and all addenda or supplemental agreements clarifying, amending, or extending the work contemplated as may be required to ensure its completion in an acceptable manner.

All of the provisions of said Contract Documents are made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.

ARTICLE II
For and in consideration of the payments and agreements to be made and performed by AGENCY, Contractor agrees to furnish all materials and perform all work required for the above-stated project and to fulfill all other obligations as set forth in the aforesaid contract documents.

ARTICLE III
Contractor agrees to receive and accept the prices set forth in the Proposal as full compensation for furnishing all materials, performing all work, and fulfilling all obligations hereunder. Said compensation shall cover all expenses, losses, damages, and consequences arising out of the nature of the work during its progress or prior to its acceptance including those for well and faithfully completing the work and the whole thereof in the manner and time specified in the aforesaid contract documents and also including those arising from actions of the elements, unforeseen difficulties, or obstructions encountered in the prosecution of the work and also including those arising 25 11th
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Marina Landscape, Inc.

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from actions of the elements, unforeseen difficulties, or obstructions encountered in the prosecution of the work, suspension, or discontinuance of the work and all other unknowns or risks of any description connected with the work.

ARTICLE IV
AGENCY hereby promises and agrees to employ and does hereby employ, Contractor to provide the materials, do the work and fulfill the obligations according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to, for the prices aforesaid and hereby contracts to pay the same at the time, in the manner and upon the conditions set forth in the contract documents.

ARTICLE V
Contractor acknowledges the provisions of the State Labor Code requiring every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake selfinsurance in accordance with the provisions of that code and certifies compliance with such provisions. Contractor further acknowledges the provisions of the State Labor Code requiring every employer to pay at least the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft classification or type of workman needed to execute this contract as determined by the Director of Labor Relations of the State of California.

ARTICLE VI
Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless AGENCY and all of its officers and agents from any claims, demands, or causes of action including related expenses, attorney’s fees, and costs based on, arising out of, or in any way related to the work undertaken by Contractor hereunder. In the event the insurance coverage is on a claims made basis the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the AGENCY and all of its officers and agents from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action that arise after the expiration of the Contractor’s current policy or after the service contract has ended, for any occurrences arising out of or any way related to the work undertaken by the Contractor. The liability insurance coverage values shall be:

Insurance Coverage Requirements Limit Requirements
Comprehensive General Liability $1,500,000
Product/Completion Operations $1,500,000
Contractual General Liability $1,500,000
Comprehensive Automobile Liability $1,500,000
A combined single-limit policy with aggregate limits in the amount of $3,000,000 will be considered equivalent to the required minimum limits. The issuer shall be an “admitted surety insurer” duly authorized to transact business under the laws of the State of California.

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Acceptable insurance coverage shall be placed with carriers admitted to write insurance in California with a rating of A:VIII by A.M. Best & Co. Any deviation from this rule shall require specific approval in writing from the AGENCY.

Insurance shall name the City of Paramount, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insured by endorsement of the Contractor’s policy. A copy of the endorsement, showing policy limits, shall be provided to the AGENCY on or before signing this contract.

ARTICLE VII
Contractor affirms that the signatures, titles, and seals set forth hereinafter the execution of this contract agreement represent all individuals, firm members, partners, joint venturers, and/or corporate officers having a principal interest herein.

ARTICLE VIII
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ARTICLE IX
Records and Audits. The Contractor shall maintain accounts and records, including personnel, property, and financial records, adequate to identify and account for all costs pertaining to the contract and such other records as may be deemed necessary by the AGENCY to assure proper accounting for all project funds, both federal and non-federal shares. These records will be made available for audit purposes to the AGENCY or any authorized representative and will be retained for 5 years after the expiration of this Contract unless permission to destroy them is granted by the AGENCY.

ARTICLE X
False Claims and Debarment Procedures. The AGENCY hereby gives notice to Contractor that Chapter 34 of the Paramount Municipal Code dealing with false claims of contractors provides for an administrative debarment action for submitting a false claim subjecting Contractor to a potential five (5) year debarment upon finding that Contractor knowingly submitted a false claim as further set forth in Chapter 34. Failure to abide by the provisions of Chapter 34 may lead to a disqualification of the Contractor as an irresponsible bidder and resultant prohibition of Contractor, from bidding as a Contractor, Subcontractor or Consultant for a period up to five (5) years in the City of Paramount.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns do hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants herein contained and have caused this contract agreement to be executed in duplicate by setting hereunto their names, titles, hands, and seals this ________ day of __________________, 20___.

Contractor:
(Signature)
Name and Title (Printed)
Contractor’s License No.

Agency Business License No.

Federal Tax Identification No.

Note: Contractor signature must be acknowledged before a Notary Public, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.

AGENCY:

Mayor of the City of Paramount
Attested:

City Clerk of the City of Paramount
Date
Approved
as to form:

City Attorney of the City of Paramount
Date
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FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
FOR

MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS
ON

ALONDRA BOULEVARD AND ROSECRANS AVENUE

FROM WEST CITY BOUNDARY TO ORANGE AVENUE
FY 2024-2025

IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
CIP NO. 9435
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that as
CONTRACTOR and ,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of , and duly authorized to transact business under the laws of the State of California, as SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Paramount, as AGENCY, in the penal sum of
Dollars ($ ), which is 100 percent of the total contract amount for the above-stated project, for the payment of which sum, CONTRACTOR and SURETY agree to be bound, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE SUCH that, whereas CONTRACTOR has been awarded and is about to enter into the annexed Contract Agreement with AGENCY for the above-stated project, if CONTRACTOR faithfully performs and fulfills all obligations under the contract documents in the manner and time specified therein, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect in favor of AGENCY; provided that any alterations in the obligations or time for completion made pursuant to the terms of the Contract Documents shall not in any way release either CONTRACTOR or SURETY, and notice of such alterations is hereby waived by SURETY.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, two (2) identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original hereof, have been duly executed by Bidder and Surety, on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

BIDDER: Name:

Address:

By:
(Signature)
Type Name and Title
SURETY: Name:

Address:

By:
(Signature)
Type Name and Title:

Note: This bond must be executed in duplicate and dated, all signatures must be acknowledged before a Notary Public, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.

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MATERIAL AND LABOR BOND
FOR

MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS
ON

ALONDRA BOULEVARD AND ROSECRANS AVENUE

FROM WEST CITY BOUNDARY TO ORANGE AVENUE
FY 2024-2025

IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
CIP NO. 9435
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that ___________________________, as CONTRACTOR, and __________________________________________________, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
, and duly authorized to transact business under the laws of the State of California, as SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Paramount, as AGENCY, in the penal sum of _______________________________________ Dollars ($_______________), which is 100 percent of the total contract amount for the above-stated project, for payment of which sum, CONTRACTOR and SURETY agree to be bound, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE SUCH that, whereas CONTRACTOR has been awarded and is about to enter into the annexed Contract Agreement with AGENCY for the above-stated project, if CONTRACTOR or any subcontractor fails to pay for any labor or material of any kind used in the performance of the work to be done under said contract, or fails to submit amounts due under the State Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to said labor, SURETY will pay for the same in an amount not exceeding the sum set forth above, which amount shall inure to the benefit of all persons entitled to file claims under the State Code of Civil Procedures; provided that any alterations in the work to be done, materials to be furnished, or time for completion made pursuant to the terms of the contract documents shall not in any way release either CONTRACTOR or SURETY, and notice of said alterations is hereby waived by SURETY.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, two (2) identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original hereof, have been duly executed by Bidder and Surety, on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

BIDDER: Name:

Address:

By:
(Signature)
Type Name and Title
SURETY: Name:

Address:

By:
(Signature)
Type Name and Title:

Note: This bond must be executed in duplicate and dated, all signatures must be acknowledged before a Notary Public, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.

To: Honorable City Council
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: Paul Espinoza, Interim Finance Director
Date: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: REGISTER OF DEMANDS – FEBRUARY 2025 (SUCCESSOR AGENCY)

BACKGROUND
The register of demands is submitted to the Successor Agency as necessary when demands are submitted for payment.

DISCUSSION
The Successor Agency register of demands is attached for approval by the Successor Agency.

FISCAL IMPACT
None.

VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No 6: Efficient, Effective, and Fiscally Responsible - Deliver an efficient and effective City government in a fiscally responsible, transparent and collaborative manner.

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the Successor Agency Register of Demands for February 2025.

Check Number Vendor Name Amount Description

CITY OF PARAMOUNT

FINAL CHECK REGISTER
February 28, 2025
Redevelopment Pre-issue Checks
20157 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST 4,439,298.24 SA - 1998 COMPOUND INTEREST REDEMP(8/25 670064 2,887.50 SA - 1998 BONDS ADMIN (2/25 - 1/26)
Vendor Tota 4,442,185.74
A total of 2 checks were issued for $4,442,185.74