Agenda
City Council
April 8, 2025
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 6:00 PM
16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.gov
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Timothy Garcia
INVOCATION: Pastor Larry Jameson, Lifegate Church
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
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PRESENTATIONS
1. PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR
ANNETTE C. DELGADILLO
REORGANIZATION
2. REORGANIZATION SELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
Recommended Action: Select a Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve for the 2025-2026 term.
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the City Council.
3. APPROVAL MINUTES OF MARCH 11, 2025, MARCH 25, 2025 (CITY
COUNCIL/ PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING), AND
MARCH 25, 2025
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of March 11, 2025, March 25, 2025 (City Council/Planning Commission Joint Meeting), and March 25, 2025.
4. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – MARCH 2025 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for March 2025.
5. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR CITY FACILITIES
Recommended Action: 1) Award the contract for janitorial maintenance services to Base Hill, Inc. in the amount of $210,000 per fiscal year for a two (2) year term, with the option to renew administratively for up to three (3) additional one (1) year extensions and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement and; 2) Authorize the Public Works Director to procure additional services from Base Hill, Inc. up to an amount as specified in the City’s operating budget, as approved by the City Council each fiscal year.
6. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
DILLS PARK IRRIGATION REPAIRS (CITY PROJECT NO. 9574)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Saldana Landscape District, Rosemead, CA, for the Dills Park Irrigation Repairs project and authorize payment of the retention.
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7. RESOLUTION
25:012
ORDERING THE ANNUAL ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DIST NO. 81-1
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:012
8. APPROVAL COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT
Recommended Action: Approve the Department of Public Health Public Health Services Contract with the County of Los Angeles for Public Health Services, effective upon date of execution through June 30, 2029, with automatic renewals for consecutive five (5) year terms until terminated by the County or the City and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
NEW BUSINESS
9. REPORT SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM
Recommended Action: Seeking City Council guidance to proceed with the proposed program and ensure alignment with Council’s direction and priorities.
10. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1197
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 178, THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 249
CHANGING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT FROM R-M (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)
TO PD-PS (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS) TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AT 15538 COLORADO AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1197 and place it on the April 22, 2025 agenda for adoption.
11. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1198
APPROVING ORDINANCE NO. 1198, APPROVING ZONING
ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 28, RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONING ORDINANCE
TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 28, CHANGING ALL REFERENCES TO
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO PLANNING
DIRECTOR; AND CHANGING ALL REFERENCES TO THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL
CODE; AMENDING SECTIONS 17.04.010 (DEFINITIONS),
17.04.030(A), 17.04.040(A), 17.08.020(B)(1), AND 17.08.020(I); ADDING TO SECTION 17.08.020; AMENDING SECTIONS
17.08.030 AND 17.08.080(A); ADDING TO SECTION 17.08.080; AMENDING SECTIONS 17.12.020(C) AND 17.12.020(J); ADDING TO SECTION 17.12.020; AMENDING SECTIONS 17.12.030 AND
17.12.085(A)(3); ADDING TO SECTION 17.12.120; AMENDING
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SECTION 17.16.040(I); ADDING TO SECTION 17.16.040;
AMENDING SECTIONS 17.16.050, 17.16.110(A), AND
17.16.125(C)(2); ADDING TO SECTIONS 17.16.145 AND
17.24.020(A); AMENDING SECTION 17.24.030(C); ADDING TO
SECTIONS 17.24.030 AND 17.24.040; AMENDING SECTIONS
17.24.080(C)(4)(C), 17.24.080(C)(5)(A), AND 17.28.020(A)(1); ADDING TO SECTION 17.28.020; AMENDING SECTION
17.28.040(A)(4); ADDING TO SECTIONS 17.28.040, 17.28.060,
17.32.040, AND 17.32.100; AMENDING SECTION
17.36.030(K)(1); ADDING TO SECTION 17.36.100; AMENDING
SECTIONS 17.44.170(A), 17.44.170(B), 17.44.460(A) TO (C), AND
17.44.460(G)(3); ADDING TO SECTION 17.44.480; AMENDING
SECTIONS 17.56.020 AND 17.56.030(A) OF TITLE 17 OF THE
PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE, ADDING, DELETING, AND
AMENDING DEFINITIONS; AND INCLUDING MINOR
AMENDMENTS TO ALLOWABLE USES, EXTERIOR HOLIDAY
DISPLAYS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND OTHER MINOR
REVISIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING
CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW, IMPLEMENTING THE
PARAMOUNT HOUSING ELEMENT, BRINGING INTERNAL
CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND
CLARIFYING OUTDATED TEXT.
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1198, and place it on the April 22, 2025 agenda for adoption.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OLD BUSINESS
12. ORAL REPORT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on April 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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