PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING
MAY 20, 2025
City of Paramount, City Hall Council Chamber, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The adjourned meeting of the Paramount City Council was called to order by Mayor Peggy Lemons at
2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall,
16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Lemons led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos*
Mayor Peggy Lemons
Vice Mayor Olmos arrived at 2:05 p.m.
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
John King, Planning Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Anthony Martinez, Financial Services Manager
Danny Elizarraras, Management Analyst
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments
NEW BUSINESS
1. PRESENTATION
Introduction of the Fiscal
Year 2025-2026
Proposed Budget
CF
Following City Manager Moreno’s introduction,
Financial Services Manager Martinez provided an
overview of the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026
Budget, including a detailed review of the City’s
revenues, expenditures and fund balance.
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May 20, 2025; Page 2
Community Services Director Guillen gave a report
and presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the Community Promotion budget which
includes marketing and promotion; community events;
recognition programs; and community group and event
funding. She also provided a detailed overview of the
Community Services department budget including the
parks and playgrounds division; the aquatics and
sports divisions; instructional classes; facilities;
Paramount Education Partnership; senior services;
transportation; and equipment upgrades.
Public Safety Director Matson gave a report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the Public Safety department budget
including the administrative division, sworn and nonsworn divisions, code enforcement division, support services division and community preservation division.
Mayor Lemons recessed the meeting at 3:30 p.m. to a
brief break. The meeting was reconvened at 3:44 p.m.
Planning Director King gave a report and presented a
PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of the
Planning Department budget including the planning
division and building and safety division.
City Clerk Luce gave a report and presented a
PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of the
City Council, City Attorney and City Manager/Clerk
department budgets.
Assistant City Manager Chavez gave a report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the administrative services and human
resources division budgets. which included a review of
the proposed changes to the Personnel Policy Manual
which include a few new policies and benefits.
Public Works Director Figueroa gave a report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing a
detailed overview of the FY 2025-26 public works
department operating budget including the
administration division, facilities division, landscape division, vehicles and equipment division;
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May 20, 2025; Page 3
sustainability division; road maintenance division;
engineering division; and water division. She also
presented a detailed overview of the proposed capital
improvement projects budget.
Financial Services Manager Martinez gave a report
and presented a PowerPoint presentation providing a
detailed overview of the Finance Department
operating budget including the administrative division, business license division, water billing division and
municipal support division.
During the budget review, there was discussion
regarding the shared costs for the contract for Deputy
District Attorney services; participation in the YAL
program, the garage door rebate program, the City’s
air monitoring program, the proposed Business
Improvement District. Discussion also ensued
concerning the compensation study and the proposed
addition of management leave.
It was moved by Mayor Lemons and seconded by Vice
Mayor Olmos to continue the budget review and
consideration of adoption of the FY 2025-26 Proposed
Budget to June 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. 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
SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – NEW BUSINESS
SA1. PRESENTATION
Introduction of the Fiscal
Year 2025-2026
Proposed Successor
Agency Budget
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The proposed Successor Agency for Redevelopment
Agency budget was presented during the presentation
of the City budget.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
May 20, 2025; Page 4
It was moved Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to continue the
budget review and consideration of adoption of the FY
2025-26 Successor Agency budget to June 10, 2025
at 6:00 p.m. 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
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Staff
City Manager Moreno introduced the new Assistant
Planning Director Monica Rodriguez and welcomed
her to the City.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
City Council, Mayor Lemons adjourned the meeting at
5:29 p.m. to a meeting on May 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
in the Auditorium at Progress Park Plaza, 15500
Downey Ave., Paramount, CA.
/s/ Peggy Lemons
Peggy Lemons, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: June 10, 2025
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