PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING
MAY 27, 2025
City of Paramount, 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
5:02 p.m. in the Auditorium at Progress Park Plaza,
15500 Downey Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Following the posting of the colors by the Paramount
High School JROTC, PUSD Board of Education
President Alicia Anderson 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
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Roxanne Diaz, Assistant City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Lana Ditch, 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
Sol Bejarano, Management Analyst,
Danny Elizarraras, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. PRESENTATION
Paramount Education
Partnership
• PEP Board of
Directors
• PEP Scholarship
Selection Committee
• PEP Donors
• Recognition of PEP
Scholarship
Recipients
CF 39.6
The City Council recognized the Paramount Education
Partnership (PEP) Board of Directors, Scholarship
Selection Committee and generous donors for their
support of PEP scholarship program.
The City Council invited the Paramount Unified School
District Board of Education and the PEP Board of
Directors to join them in recognizing the PEP
Scholarship recipients.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
May 27, 2025; Page 2
Each of the PEP Scholarship recipients was called up
individually to be recognized and presented with
certificates of recognition from both the City and
Assemblymember Jose Solache.
2. RECOGNITION
Education Month
• Valedictorian,
Paramount High
School, Class of
2025
• Salutatorian,
Paramount High
School, Class of
2025
• Valedictorian,
Odyssey STEM
Academy, Class of
2024
• Salutatorian,
Odyssey STEM
Academy, Class of
2024
• The Gates
Scholarship
Recipients
• Dell Scholars
Program Awardee
• Top 25 Paramount
High School
Academic Students,
Class of 2025
• Top 5 Odyssey
STEM Academy
Academic, Class of
2025
• Top 2 Buena Vista
High School
Academic Students,
Class of 2025
• Top 5 Paramount
High School
Momentum Students,
Class of 2025
CF 39.6
The City Council, along with the Paramount School
District Board of Education, recognized the 2025
Valedictorian and Salutatorian from Paramount High
School; the Valedictorian and Salutatorian from
Odyssey STEM Academy; The Gates Scholarship
Recipients; the Dell Scholars Program Awardee; the
Top 25 Paramount High School Academic Students;
the Top 5 Odyssey STEM Academy Academic
Students; the Top 2 Buena Vista High School
Academic Students; and the Top 5 Paramount High
School Momentum Students.
Each of the scholars was called up individually to be
recognized and presented with certificates of
recognition from both the City and Assemblymember
Jose Solache.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
May 27, 2025; Page 3
Mayor Lemons recessed the meeting at 5:53 p.m. for
a brief break. The meeting was reconvened at 6:17
p.m.
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
There were no public comment updates.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CF 10.3 The following individual addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Terolyn Phinsee
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Councilmember Aguayo to approve
Consent Calendar Items 3, 4, and 5 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
Applications for
Fireworks Permits -
2025
CF
Approved the applications to sell fireworks submitted
by the eight eligible community groups.
4. APPROVAL
Appropriation for Cal
Fire Grant Award and
Amendment No. 1 to
the Agreement with
Tree People for the
revised Scope of Work
for Management of the
Urban Forest
Management Plan
Program
CF
A) Approved an appropriation in the amount of
$170,000 to the FY 2024-25 Public Works Landscape
Division’s operating budget, based on the remainder of
the CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry grant
award; and
B) Approved Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with
TreePeople for management of the Urban Forest
Management Plan Program and authorized the Mayor
or her designee to execute the amendment.
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5. ORDINANCE 1199
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the City
of Paramount,
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 Identified as
APNS 6236-003-901
and 6236-003-902
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Read by title only, waive further reading, and adopted
Ordinance No. 1199, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT,
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 250, CHANGING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FROM R-1 (SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO M-2 (HEAVY
MANUFACTURING) ON VACANT LAND NORTH OF
13900 ORANGE AVENUE IDENTIFIED AS APNS
6236-003-901 AND 6236-003-902.”
NEW BUSINESS
6. PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION 25:017
Authorizing the
Issuance of Local
Measure M
Transportation Sales
Tax Revenue Bonds
(In an Aggregate
Principal amount not to
Exceed $10,500,000)
by the Paramount
Public Financing
Authority to Finance
Street and Roadway
Improvements at
Various Sites in the
City of Paramount
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Consultant Dan Massiello, Senior Managing Director
with Kosmont, 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 Aguayo to close the public hearing.
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
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Councilmember Delgadillo to read by title
only, and adopt Resolution No. 25:017, "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARAMOUNT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT OF
AN INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT, A TRUST
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AGREEMENT, AND A BOND PURCHASE
AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ISSUANCE BY THE PARAMOUNT PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY OF ITS LOCAL MEASURE
M TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX REVENUE
BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR
SUBSERIES, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF
SUCH BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $10,500,000, AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF FINAL AND
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES
AND RELATED ACTIONS”. 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
7. RECEIVE AND FILE
Paramount Public Art
Master Plan
CF
Management Analyst Bejarano gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the Paramount Public Art Master Plan.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE 1200
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the City
of Paramount
Approving Zoning
Ordinance Text
Amendment No. 35,
Amending Section
17.04.010 (Definitions)
and Repealing and
Replacing Chapter
17.112 of Title 17 of
the Paramount
Municipal Code in its
entirety to establish
revised regulations for
art in publicly
accessible places on
Management Analyst Bejarano 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.
The following individual addressed the City Council in
support of this item: Terolyn Phinsee
There being no further testimony, 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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private property and in
public places in the
City of Paramount
CF 39.2
It was moved by Councilmember Aguayo and
seconded by Vice Mayor Olmos to read by title only,
waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1200,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PARAMOUNT APPROVING ZONING
ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 35,
AMENDING SECTION 17.04.010 (DEFINITIONS),
AND REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER
17.112 OF TITLE 17 OF THE PARAMOUNT
MUNICIPAL CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY TO
ESTABLISH REVISED REGULATIONS FOR ART IN
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PLACES ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY AND IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY
OF PARAMOUNT,” and place it on the June 10, 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 – NEW
BUSINESS
9. ORDINANCE 1201
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the City
of Paramount
Amending Section
13.04.150 (Protection
of Public Water
Supply) of Article 3
(Rules and
Regulations) of
Chapter 13.04 (Water
Works System) of the
City Municipal Code
Regarding Water
Supply CrossConnections, and
Making Determination
that the Ordinance is
Public Works Director Figueroa gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Delgadillo to read by title only, waive
further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1201, "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARAMOUNT AMENDING SECTION 13.04.150
(PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY) OF
ARTICLE 3 (RULES AND REGULATIONS) OF
CHAPTER 13.04 (WATER WORKS SYSTEM) OF
THE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WATER
SUPPLY CROSS CONNECTIONS, AND MAKING A
DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS
EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT," and place it on
the June 10, 2025 agenda for adoption. The motion
was passed by the following roll call vote:
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exempt under the
California
Environmental Quality
Act
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AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Guillen,
Lemons; Vice Mayor Cuellar Stallings;
and Mayor Olmos
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers
Vice Mayor Olmos expressed sincere appreciation to
the Community Services team for their excellent work
organizing the California Contract Cities Association
(CCCA) installation banquet where she was installed
as president of the association. She also reported on
her attendance at the Boba Time grand opening, the
Historical Society paint and sip event, the Elks
Memorial Day Celebration, and the recent
Neighborhood Watch meeting. She congratulated all
the scholars that were recognized this evening. She
also congratulated Councilmember Delgadillo and her
sister, former mayor and councilmember, Diane
Martinez for being recognized by Supervisor Hahn.
Lastly, she asked for an update on the previous
request for staff to look into allowing interim short-term rentals in the City for the Olympics and World Cup
events. City Manager Moreno provided an update and
reported that staff will be bringing a report to the City Council at an upcoming meeting, noting that if the City Council would prefer a report on allowing short-term
rentals more permanently, staff would need direction
to research that matter. With City Council consensus,
staff was directed to research allowing short-term
rentals on a more permanent basis and report back to
the City Council.
Councilmember Delgadillo reported on her attendance
at the CCCA conference. She congratulated Vice
Mayor Olmos on her installation as President of the
association and thanked the Community Services
team for a job well done on the decorations at the
event. Lastly, she reported that she and her sister
Diane were recognized by Supervisor Hahn at today’s
Board of Supervisor’s meeting for being the first sister Minutes of an Adjourned Meeting of the
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Mayors of Paramount and expressed sincere
appreciation to Supervisor Hahn and the Board of
Supervisors for the honor.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings congratulated Vice
Mayor Olmos on her installation as President of the
CCCA and thanked the Community Services team for
the amazing work they did organizing the event. She
applauded Mayor Lemons, City Manager Moreno and
former PUSD Superintendent Dr. David Verdugo for
their insightful panel discussion on community
partnerships. She reported that she attended the
Gateway Cites COG advocacy trip to Sacramento to
advocate for the Metro Southeast Gateway Line.
Lastly, she reported that she attended the Elks
Memorial Day Celebration with her husband and
brother and it was a very moving event.
Councilmember Aguayo congratulated Vice Mayor
Olmos on being installed as President of CCCA and
Councilmember Delgadillo and her sister Diane for
being recognized by Supervisor Hahn. She also
expressed appreciation to the Community Services
team for the amazing work they did organizing the
CCCA installation banquet. Lastly, she expressed
appreciation to staff for the excellent work in
completing the Public Art Master Plan and urged
resident participation in the arts program and all City programs.
Mayor Lemons reported on her attendance at the
CCCA conference noting that she met a former PEP
scholarship recipient who shared that he credits the
PEP scholarship for his success in life. She
congratulated Vice Mayor Olmos for being installed as
CCCA President. She also noted that she and City
Manager Moreno were joined by former PUSD
Superintendent Dr. David Verdugo in hosting a panel
discussion on community partnership at the CCCA
conference.
She also reported that she attended the Women’s Club
Scholarhship event where four scholarships were
awarded. She congratulated Councilmember
Delgadillo and her sister Diane for being recognized by Supervisor Hann.
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She reported that she attended the Boba Time grand
opening, the recent Friday Night Paramount Pop up
event and the Elks Memorial Day celebration. Lastly,
she reminded residents that the Paramount Run for
Education 1K/5K event will be held on Saturday, May
31 and encouraged everyone to attend.
Staff
City Manager Moreno thanked Mayor Lemons for
doing a fantastic job with all the media interviews
related to the stolen pieces from the Battlefield Cross statue. He introduced Assistant City Attorney Roxanne
Diaz who is filling in for City Attorney Ghirelli tonight.
Lastly, he reported that construction on the outdoor
areas at Progress Park Plaza will begin tomorrow.
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
7:16 p.m. to a meeting on June 10, 2025 at 6:00 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: June 10, 2025