Agenda
City Council
May 13, 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 Peggy Lemons
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Blake Ganaway, 5th Grade Student
Keppel Elementary School
Giselle Roman Fonseca, 5th Grade Student
Tanner Elementary School
INVOCATION: Pastor Selvin de Leon, Iglesia Bautista Primera de Paramount
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
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Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos
Mayor Peggy Lemons
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO ADAPTIVE RECREATION SOCCER CLINIC AND PAWS &
PRESENT
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
STUDENT MAYOR FOR THE DAY
3. PRESENTATION 2025 PRIDE OF PARAMOUNT BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY AWARDS
4. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
5. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
6. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
7. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH
8. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH
9. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL SENIOR HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY
10. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
11. PROCLAMATION NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
12. RECOGNITION CITY OF PARAMOUNT RETIREE – CLYDE ALEXANDER – 17 YEARS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
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.
13. APPROVAL MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2025 (SPECIAL MEETING), APRIL 8, 2025,
APRIL 10, 2025 (SPECIAL MEETING), AND APRIL 22, 2025
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Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting
minutes of April 1, 2025 (Special Meeting),
April 8,2025, April 10, 2025 (Special Meeting), and April 22, 2025.
14. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – APRIL 2025 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for April 2025.
15. APPROVAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2025
Recommended Action: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report.
16. RESOLUTION
25:013
APPOINTING CRISTINA COTA AS INTERIM HUMAN
RESOURCES MANAGER
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:013 appointing Cristina Cota as Interim Human Resources Manager.
17. RESOLUTION
25:014 AND 25:015
APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARATION
OF INTENT TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENT FOR
LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 81-1
Recommended Action:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 25:014, Approving the Engineer’s Report for Certain Landscaping Improvements for Landscaping and Maintenance Assessment District No. 81-1.
B. Adopt Resolution No. 25:015, Declaring the City’s Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments within Landscaping and
Maintenance Assessment District No. 81-1 for FY 2025-2026 and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing.
18. RESOLUTION
25:016
AFFIRMING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET FOR THE
USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB 1)
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:016.
19. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HAZEN AND SAWYER FOR WELL 16
SUPPORT
Recommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the
Engineering Services Agreement with Hazen and Sawyer for Well 16 support in the amount of $26,370 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the amendment.
20. APPROVAL PARADE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR HYNES D.E.S. INC. — JUNE 22, 2025
Recommended Action: Approve the parade permit application with the understanding that Hynes D.E.S. Inc. will reimburse the City approximately $2,900, acquire appropriate liability insurance, and contract with a third-party motorcade agency to provide eight Agenda May 13, 2025
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motorcade units for the event.
21. APPROVAL RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT FOR THE GATEWAY
CITIES REGIONAL FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the Right-of-Way (ROW) Use Agreement between the City and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for the installation, maintenance, and operation of the Gateway Cities Regional Fiber Optic Network on the City’s rights-of-way; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to administer the Agreement, including approving finalized plans and any other actions in connection with the Agreement.
22. APPROVAL LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARAMOUNT
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
AND ANZEL GALVAN LLP
Recommended Action: Approve the Legal Services Agreement between the Authority, the City and Anzel Galvan LLP and authorize execution of the agreement.
23. APPROVAL DECLARATION OF SURPLUS TANGIBLE PROPERTY
Recommended Action: Declare the items listed as surplus tangible property and authorize the Mayor or her designee to dispose of the property by appropriate means.
24. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
DOWNTOWN ELECTRICAL UPGRADE (CITY PROJECT NO.
9573) – APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS,
FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO THE CLASS 1
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, AND AWARD OF CONTRACT
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; 3) Approve an additional amount of $137,025 from the available Capital Project Fund Balance; and 4) Award the contract for the Downtown Electrical Upgrade project (City Project No. 9573) to Innovative Engineering Systems, Inc DBA Agilitech, Bakersfield, California, in the amount of $442,750 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
NEW BUSINESS
25. PRESENTATION GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL
DISTRICT
Recommended Action: N/A
26. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1199
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 250, CHANGING THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FROM R-1 (SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL) TO M-2 (HEAVY MANUFACTURING) ON
VACANT LAND NORTH OF 13900 ORANGE AVENUE
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IDENTIFIED AS APNS 6236-003-901 AND 6236-003-902
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1199, and place it on the May 27, 2025 agenda for adoption.
27. PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ONE-YEAR ACTION
PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME)
PROGRAMS
Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing; adopt the OneYear Action Plan (FY 2025-26); and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and submit all required certification and related documents and agreements to implement the One-Year Action Plan in compliance with HUD regulations.
28. APPROVAL GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – CALENDAR YEAR 2024
Recommended Action: Receive and file the calendar year 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report and direct Planning Department staff to file said report with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
29. ORAL REPORT 2025 SUMMER CONCERT LINEUP
Recommended Action: N/A
30. PUBLIC HEARING STATUS UPDATE ON STAFF VACANCIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 (2024)
Recommended Action: Conduct public hearing and receive and file report.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - CONSENT
CALENDAR
SA1. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – APRIL 2025 (SUCCESSOR
AGENCY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Successor Agency Register of Demands for April 2025.
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. 25CMCV00662
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ADJOURNMENT
To an adjourned meeting on May 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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