PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 25, 2025
City of Paramount, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Paramount City Council was called to order by Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons at
5:05 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Student Mayors Delilah Chavez and Ian Hinojosa, led
the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Absent: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Councilmember Olmos to excuse Mayor
Delgadillo’s absence. The motion was passed by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; and
Vice Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Delgadillo
ABSTAIN: None
STAFF PRESENT: Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Paul Espinoza, Interim Finance Director
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
John King, Interim Planning Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Magnolia Sandoval, Management Analyst
Michelle Tse, Assistant Public Works Director
Eduardo Vaca, Communications Specialist
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 2
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
Where are they now?
Scholars from the
Paramount Education
Partnership
CF 39.7
A video sharing the stories of three Paramount
Education Partnership scholarship recipients was
presented.
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
Student Mayor for the
Day
CF 39.6
Mayor Delgadillo, on behalf of the City Council,
recognized Student Mayors for the day Delilah
Chavez, 5th Grade Student at Mokler Elementary
School and Ian Hinojosa, 5th Grade Student at
Roosevelt Elementary School .
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
Assistant City Manager Chavez responded to
comments made by Johanna Navarro at the March 11,
2025 meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 The following individual addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Andrea Crow,
Paramount Library.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to approve
Consent Calendar Items 3, 4, and 5 as shown below.
The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; and
Vice Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Delgadillo
ABSTAIN: None
3. APPROVAL
Amendment No. 1 to
the Agreement with
Studio One Eleven for
Architectural and
A. Approved Amendment No. 1 to the contract with
Studio One Eleven for the design services of the
Paramount Park Community Center Expansion
Project (City Project No. 9464) and authorize the
Mayor or her designee to execute the amendment.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 3
Construction Design
Services and Project
Management Services
by Willdan Engineering
for the Paramount Park
Community Center
Expansion and
Renovation Project
(City Project No. 9464)
CF
B. 1) Appropriated $494,250 in Prop 68 funding to
City Project No. 9464; and 2) Approved project
management and technical support services by
Willdan Engineering for this project.
4. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
Alley Improvements
2025
(City Project No. 9534)
CF
1) Approved the plans and specifications as detailed in the bid documents, with respect to design criteria; and 2) Find the project exempt from CEQA; and 3)
Awarded the contract for the Alley Improvements
project to Gentry General Engineering, Inc., Colton,
California, in the amount of $211,689, and authorized
the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
5. RESOLUTION 25:011
Amending the Code of
Conduct and the Rules
of Decorum and
Procedures for the
Conduct of City
Meetings
CF
Adopted Resolution No. 25:011 amending the Code of
Conduct and the Rules of Decorum and Procedures
for the Conduct of City Meetings.
NEW BUSINESS
6. PRESENTATION
Small Business
Administration Disaster
Loan Program
CF
Due to an unforeseen conflict, the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA)’s Office of Disaster Recovery
and Resilience was not present to give the
presentation. This item will be rescheduled for a future City Council meeting.
7. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
Downey Avenue and
Rosecrans Avenue
Median Enhancement
Project
(City Project No.
9435B)
CF
Assistant Public Works Director Tse gave the report
and presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Discussion ensued concerning the plant palette
specifically related to the use of bougainvillea.
Following discussion, staff was directed to work with
the landscape architect to review the specifications to eliminate the use of bougainvillea and replace it with
the plant material approved by the ad hoc committee.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 4
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to: 1) Appropriate
$500,000 in Measure R funds and $232,350 in
Measure M funds, for a total of $732,350, to City
Project No. 9435; 2) Approve the plans and
specifications as detailed in the bid documents, with
respect to design criteria; 3) Find the project exempt
from CEQA; and 4) Award the contract for the Downey
Avenue and Rosecrans Avenue Median
Enhancements project to Marina Landscape, Inc.,
Orange, California, in the amount of $1,570,309.50,
and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute
the agreement. The motion was passed by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; and
Vice Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Delgadillo
ABSTAIN: None
8. PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION 25:010
CF
Planning Director King gave the report and presented
a PowerPoint presentation.
Vice Mayor Lemons opened the public hearing and
called for public testimony.
There being no public testimony, it was moved by
Councilmember Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to close the public
hearing. The motion was passed by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; and
Vice Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Delgadillo
ABSTAIN: None
It was moved by Councilmember Olmos and seconded
by Councilmember Aguayo to adopt Resolution No.
25:010, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT SETTING FORTH
ITS FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION RELATIVE
TO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 25-1, REVISING
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 5
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ELEMENT OF THE
PARAMOUNT GENERAL PLAN TO ADOPT THE
LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WITH
LANGUAGE IN COMPLIANCE WITH AB 2140.” The
motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; and
Vice Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Delgadillo
ABSTAIN: None
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY – NEW
BUSINESS
None.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Councilmember Olmos reported that she attended
several Women’s History Month events including
Congresswoman Barragan’s event, hosted in
Paramount and Paramount High School’s Youth
Empowerment Program. She inquired about the alley
repaving schedule. Public Works Director Figueroa
responded that alley paving is scheduled according to
the City’s Pavement Management System and funding
source but staff can look into the status of specific
alleys upon request. Lastly, Councilmember Olmos
reminded the public about the upcoming Disaster
Preparedness Expo on Saturday, March 29 from
10am-2pm at Paramount Park.
Councilmember Aguayo reported that she also
attended several Women’s History Month events
including Congresswoman Barragan’s event as well as
Senator Lena Gonzalez’s event where two women
from Paramount were recognized - Bertha Jimenez
and Dr. Linda Timmons. Lastly, she congratulated
Mayor Delgadillo on the birth of her first grandchild.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings reported that she
attended Paramount Youth Baseball Opening Day
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 6
along with Councilmembers Olmos and Aguayo. She
noted that she also attended the Women’s History
Month events hosted by Congresswoman Barragan
and Senator Gonzalez. She also reported that she
attended the Library Commission meeting where they
are requesting paperback book donations for
teenagers. She also commented that she attended the
Pop-up Friday Night Paramount event at Orange &
Cortland. Lastly, she congratulated Mayor Delgadillo
on her newborn granddaughter.
Vice Mayor Lemons reported that she attended the
monthly SEAACA meeting and they are hosting a Pair,
Care and Adoption event on April 12 from 11am-2pm
at the SEAACA office in Downey. She also reported
that she and Councilmember Olmos gave a
presentation to Supervisor Hahn to help Paramount
secure the funding it needs. She also reported the
Community Aesthetics ad hoc committee met recently
to continue planning for the holiday decorations.
Lastly, she congratulated Mayor Delgadillo on the birth of her granddaughter.
Staff
Assistant City Manager Chavez reminded the public
about the Eco-Friendly Fair scheduled for April 5 from
11am-1pm at the Civic Center.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Vice Mayor Lemons adjourned the
meeting at 5:41 p.m. to a meeting on April 8, 2025 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA.
/s/ Peggy Lemons
Peggy Lemons, Vice Mayor
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 25, 2025; Page 7
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ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: April 8, 2025