PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 8, 2025
City of Paramount, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Paramount City Council was called to order by Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo at
6:08 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Timathy Garcia, led the pledge of allegiance.
INVOCATION: Pastor Larry Jameson, Lifegate Church delivered the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons Mayor
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Paul Espinoza, Interim Finance Director
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
John King, Planning Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Andres Gonzalez, Management Analyst
Ivan Reyes, Associate Planner
Celina Sanchez, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. PRESENTATION
Recognition of
Outgoing Mayor
Annette C. Delgadillo
CF 39.7 and 11.5
Outgoing Mayor Delgadillo was honored for her
leadership.
Mayor Delgadillo expressed sincere appreciation to
her family and her City Council colleagues for their
support during her term as Mayor. She also thanked
the City’s residents, various organizations and staff for their support during the past year.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2025; Page 2
REORGANIZATION
2. REORGANIZATION
Selection of Mayor and
Vice Mayor
CF 11.3
City Clerk Luce opened nominations for the office of
Mayor. Councilmember Olmos nominated Vice Mayor
Lemons for the office of Mayor. There being no further
nominations, nominations were closed.
Peggy Lemons was unanimously declared Mayor by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Olmos,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Lemons;
and Mayor Delgadillo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Mayor Lemons expressed appreciation to her family
for their support.
City Clerk Luce administered the oath of office to
Mayor Lemons.
Mayor Lemons opened nominations for the office of
Vice Mayor. Councilmember Aguayo nominated
Councilmember Olmos for the office of Vice Mayor.
There being no further nominations, nominations were
closed.
Brenda Olmos was unanimously declared Vice
Mayor by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Olmos, Cuellar Stallings; and
Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
At 6:43 p.m., Mayor Lemons recessed the meeting to
a brief break. The meeting was called back to order at
6:59 p.m.
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
There were no public comment updates.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2025; Page 3
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 Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Aguayo to approve Consent Calendar
Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 as shown below. The motion
was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
3. APPROVAL
Minutes of March 11,
2025, March 25, 2025
(City Council/Planning
Commission Joint
Meeting), and March
25, 2025
Approved.
4. APPROVAL
Register of Demands
March 2025
CF 47.2
Approved the Register of Demands for March 2025.
5. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
Janitorial Maintenance
Services for City
Facilities
CF 43.1291
1) Awarded 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) Authorized
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.
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6. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
Dills Park Irrigation
Repairs
(City Project No. 9574)
Accepted the work performed by Saldana Landscape
District, Rosemead, CA, for the Dills Park Irrigation
Repairs project and authorized payment of the
retention.
7. RESOLUTION 25:012
Ordering the Annual
Engineer’s Report for
Landscape
Maintenance Dist No.
81-1
CF 25.3
Adopted Resolution No. 25:012
8. APPROVAL
County of Los Angeles
Department of Public
Health Public Health
Services Contract
CF 43.1292
Approved 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
authorized the City Manager to execute the contract.
NEW BUSINESS
9. REPORT
Small Business
Support Grant Program
CF 78
Management Analyst Gonzalez gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation proving an
overview of the proposed Small Business Support
Grant Program.
10. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE 1197
Amending Ordinance
No. 178, the
Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance, Approving
Zone Change No. 249
CF 109 Zone Change
249
Associate Planner Reyes gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Lemons opened the public hearing and asked if
there was anyone in the audience wishing to testify.
There being no one in the audience wishing to testify,
it was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to close the public
hearing.
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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April 8, 2025; Page 5
It was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Aguayo to read by title only, waive
further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1197, "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARAMOUNT 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," and place it on the April 22,
2025 agenda for adoption. The motion was passed by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
11. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE 1198
Approving Zoning
Ordinance Text
Amendment No. 28
CF 109 ZOTA 28
Planning Director King reported and presented a
PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Lemons opened the public hearing and asked if
there was anyone in the audience wishing to testify.
There being no one in the audience wishing to testify,
it was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to close the public
hearing.
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Vice Mayor Olmos inquired as to the proposed
ordinance’s effect on short-term rentals. Discussion
ensued concerning the sections of the Ordinance
related to the prohibition of short-term rentals.
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April 8, 2025; Page 6
Additional discussion ensued concerning parking.
Following discussion, the City Council expressed a
desire to consider the portions of the ordinance related to short-term rentals separately
It was moved Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to read by title only,
waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1197,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PARAMOUNT, APPROVING 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 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; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 17.56.020
AND 17.56.030(A) OF TITLE 17 OF THE
PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE, ADDING,
DELETING, AND AMENDING DEFINITIONS; AND
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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," as amended to
remove the sections related to short-term rentals, and
place it on the April 22, 2025 agenda for adoption. The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OLD
BUSINESS
12. ORAL REPORT
Air Monitoring Program
Update
CF 31.20 and 43.1146
Randal Baxter with Trinity Consultants gave the report
and presented a PowerPoint presentation providing
the recent results of the City’s air monitoring program.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Councilmember Aguayo had nothing to report.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings reported on her
attendance at the recent disaster preparedness event.
She commented that she has recently seen more trash
on the streets and suggested that staff communicate
reminders to the community about not littering.
Vice Mayor Olmos reported on her attendance at the
recent disaster preparedness event and Eco-Friendly
Fair and commented that staff did an excellent job
coordinating both the events. She suggested making
more electric vehicle charging stations available for
public use. She also congratulated Mayor Lemons.
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Councilmember Delgadillo congratulated Mayor
Lemons on being selected to serve as Mayor.
Mayor Lemons reported on her attendance at the
recent Homeless Ad Hoc committee meetings with the
mobile homeowners and residents. She also reminded
residents about the upcoming Dia del Niño event.
Lastly, she reported on her attendance at the EcoFriendly Fair.
Staff
City Manager Moreno reminded the public about the
upcoming Dia del Niño event. He also reported the
new ParamountNOW customer service app is now
live. Lastly, he congratulated Mayor Lemons and Vice
Mayor Olmos on their new positions and
Councilmember Delgadillo on her term as Mayor.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Mayor Lemons adjourned the meeting at
7:55 p.m. to a meeting on April 22, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado
Ave., Paramount, CA
/s/ Peggy Lemons
Peggy Lemons, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: May 13, 2025