Agenda
City Council
April 22, 2025
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 5:00 PM
16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.gov
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Peggy Lemons
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Carla Lam, 5th Grade Student
Hollydale Elementary School
Daniel Ramirez, 5th Grade Student
Wirtz Elementary School
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos
Mayor Peggy Lemons
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PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO CITY OF PARAMOUNT’S 2025 SPRING EVENTS
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
STUDENT MAYOR FOR THE DAY
3. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DETECTIVE JESUS PEREZ
4. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
5. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
6. PROCLAMATION ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH
7. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
8. PROCLAMATION EARTH MONTH
9. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH
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.
10. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SOUTHEAST GATEWAY LINE (SGL) LIGHT RAIL PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
Recommended Action: 1) Approve an increase to the FY 2024-25 Council adopted budget to include estimated revenue from Metro in the amount of $74,880; and 2) Approve an appropriation in the amount of $74,880 based on the Metro funding agreement to the Public Works Engineering Division budget for staff and consultant support service costs incurred related to the SGL project for FY 2024-25.
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11. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 WITH SOFFA ELECTRIC, INC. FOR WATER WELL 16 PROGRAMMING SERVICES (CITY PROJECT NO.
9116)
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $16,960 from the available Water Fund balance to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Water Well 16 (City Project No. 9116); and 2) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with SOFFA Electric, Inc., in the amount of $16,960 for Well 16 start-up services; and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the Amendment.
12. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE 15101 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD PROJECT (CITY PROJECT NO. 9485)
Recommended Action: 1) Approve an increase to the FY 2024-25 Council adopted budget to include estimated revenue in the amount of $45,300; and 2) Approve an appropriation in the amount of $45,300 to the FY 2024-25 Council adopted Capital Improvement Program budget for the 15101 Paramount Boulevard Project (City Project No. 9485).
13. APPROVAL AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES WITH TRINITY CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR CONTINUED SERVICES RELATED
TO AIR MONITORING
Recommended Action: Approve the agreement with Trinity
Consultants, Inc. for continued air monitoring for a period of oneyear in a total amount not exceeding $160,000, with the option to extend the term of the agreement by written, mutual consent, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
14. ORDINANCE
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
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1197.
15. ORDINANCE
1198
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
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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); 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 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, and adopt Ordinance No. 1198.
16. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE PERMANENT LOCAL
HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) PROGRAM
Recommended Action: 1) Approve an increase to the FY 2024-25 City Council adopted budget to include estimated unused PLHA program funds in the amount of $91,850; and 2) Approve an appropriation in the amount $91,850 to the FY 2024-25 City Council adopted budget under the Community Preservation Division’s operating budget.
OLD BUSINESS
17. RECEIVE AND FILE CLEARWATER SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE
Recommended Action: Provide feedback to staff and receive and file.
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NEW BUSINESS
18. PRESENTATION SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISASTER LOAN
PROGRAM
19. PRESENTATION LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROPOSED SEWER RATE INCREASE
20. ORAL REPORT CAPIO PRESENTATION OVERVIEW AND COMMUNICATION
METRICS UPDATE - SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING SUCCESSES
21. ORAL REPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) QUARTERLY UPDATE
22. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON CITY COUNCIL GOALS
23. APPROVAL MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
Recommended Action: Review and confirm the 2025 Mayor’s appointments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) – One (1) case
Case Name: City of Paramount v. Paramount General Hospital Co., et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court; case no. pending
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 16635 Paramount Boulevard, Paramount, CA 90723 Agency negotiator: John Moreno, City Manager
Negotiating parties: Mike Ferraro
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on May 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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