Agenda
City Council
June 24, 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:
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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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.
1. RESOLUTION
25:025
AMENDING THE CITY’S PERSONNEL MANUAL TO
INCORPORATE NEW BENEFIT POLICIES
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:025 amending the City’s Personnel Manual to incorporate the new benefits policies.
2. RESOLUTION
25:026
AUTHORIZING LETTER OF AGREEMENT AMENDING
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 911
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:026 authorizing the City Manager to execute the Letter of Agreement amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Paramount and Teamsters Local 911.
3. APPROVAL PURCHASE OF HARDWARE/LICENSING FOR VIRTUAL
NETWORK REFRESH
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the purchase of the new server network hardware, licensing, installation and warranties from Sidepath in the amount of $134,936 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to utilize a project contingency of up to 10% in the event of unforeseen conditions.
4. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE MEASURE R FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (LACMTA)
FOR THE ALONDRA BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
FROM HUNSAKER AVENUE TO LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD
Recommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Measure R Funding Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for the Alondra Boulevard Improvements Project from Hunsaker Avenue to Lakewood
Boulevard and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the Amendment.
5. REPORT DENIAL OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM MEHTA MECHANICAL COMPANY, INC. REGARDING WELL NO. 16 AND TREATMENT
PLANT CONTRACT
Recommended Action: Deny the claim for damages submitted by Mehta Mechanical, Inc.
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6. APPROVAL ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGREEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to execute the following agreements:
A) Community Prosecutor Program in the amount of $205,109 per year.
B) Detective Bureau Consultation Services in the amount of $40,000 per year.
C) Graffiti Tracker Services in the amount of $26,000 per year.
D) Paramount Unified School District reimbursement of $25,797 per year.
E) The Salvation Army Bell Shelter in the amount of $649,700 per year.
7. APPROVAL DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS
Recommended Action: Award the contract for Downtown Holiday Lighting and Decorations to T&G Global LLC DBA St. Nick’s, La Palma, California, in the amount of $469,933.01, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
8. AWARD OF
CONTRACT
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RESURFACING 2025 (CITY
PROJECT NO. 9531) – APPROVAL OF PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, AWARD OF CONTRACT, AND FINDING THE
PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO THE CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION
Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $577,635 in Fiscal Year 2025-26, in which $261,009 is Measure R Funds and $316,626 is SB1 (RMRA) Funds; 2) Approve the plans and specifications as detailed in the bid documents, with respect to design criteria; 3) Find the project exempt from CEQA; and 4) Award the contract for the Neighborhood Streets Resurfacing 2025 project to All American Asphalt, Corona, California in the amount of $1,697,638, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
OLD BUSINESS
9. PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION
25:019
CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND
PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LEVY FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 81-
1 (ORANGE AVENUE INDUSTRIAL PARK)
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:019, confirming a diagram and assessment and providing for annual assessment levy for Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 81-1.
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NEW BUSINESS
10. RESOLUTION
25:027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT CONDEMNING THE PRESENCE AND CONDUCT
OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
IN THE CITY AND REAFFIRMING PARAMOUNT’S
COMMITMENT TO A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND WELCOMING
COMMUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:027 condemning the presence and conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the City and reaffirming Paramount‘s commitment to a safe, inclusive and welcoming community for all.
11. ORAL REPORT IMMIGRATION HUMANITARIAN SERVICES PROGRAM
12. APPROVAL CITY PROSECUTOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY’S CODE
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JONES MAYER TO PERFORM
CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES
Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement with Jones Mayer for City Prosecutor legal services for the City’s Code Enforcement Program.
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date first set forth above and shall expire on June 30, 2026, unless extended or earlier terminated as provided herein. Upon mutual agreement by both parties, this agreement may be extended for up to three (3) additional one-year terms at the conclusion of the initial term. The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve such extensions on behalf of the City.
13. ORDINANCE
1202
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT REPLACING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE II OF
CHAPTER 4.16 OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE AND
GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO AIR PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING, LLC
Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 1202, and place it on the July 8, 2025 agenda for adoption.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
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ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on July 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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